MEANING
To flow or seep slowly out as a thick or sticky fluid.
Use it for
Leaking tissue; slow release from a hidden interior; compromised containmentControl pacing with a slow emergence rather than a sudden spray.
Words that belong together
- ooze from a wound
- ooze through a seam
- oozing fluid
On the page
A gray fluid oozed from beneath the fingernail.
Blood was oozing through the dressing.
The sealed specimen began to ooze at the lid.
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Word forms
- Base
- ooze / oozes
- Past tense
- oozed
- Past participle
- oozed
- Present participle
- oozing
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- ooze / oozes
- Present continuous
- am/is/are oozing
- Present perfect
- have/has oozed
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been oozing
- Past
- oozed
- Past continuous
- was/were oozing
- Past perfect
- had oozed
- Past perfect continuous
- had been oozing
- Future
- will ooze / oozes
- Future continuous
- will be oozing
- Future perfect
- will have oozed
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been oozing
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: horror. Slower and less forceful than gush; can apply to blood, pus, or fictional substances. The noun denotes soft wet matter and is a separate use of the same lexeme. Verb [base, third-person present, past, past participle, -ing]: ooze, oozes, oozed, oozed, oozing.
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