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Meanings of ooze in English

Portuguese
gosma
Catalan
llim
Spanish
légamo

Any thick, viscous matter.

      gosma
      Portuguese
      exsudar
      Catalan
      desprendre
      Spanish
      desprender

      Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities.

            exsudar
            Portuguese
            segregar
            Catalan
            desprendre
            Spanish
            desprender

            Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings.

                  segregar

                  The process of seeping.

                        Usage of ooze in English
                        1
                        Also written ooze, Mrs Quirk's word is still common in rural Scotland.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        The icy waters, the ooze and mud of the river seemed preferable.
                        Without a Home
                        3
                        Mr Livingstone's statements and unapologetic stances ooze contempt for the Jewish community.
                        The Guardian
                        4
                        Though the ooze was soft the bird did not sink into it.
                        A Boy's Ride
                        5
                        My fist sank through the shell; a cold, sticky ooze spurted out.
                        Wandl the Invader
                        6
                        Oh, hey, you said those monsters, they ooze the soy sauce, right?
                        John Dies at the End
                        7
                        Scary stories of antibiotic-resistant staph infections ooze from the Ten O'Clock news.
                        Wired
                        8
                        As far as the eye could reach lay only a blackish ooze.
                        The Man Who Rocked the Earth
                        9
                        They come in a variety of pleasingly delicate colours and ooze cool.
                        The Guardian
                        10
                        I tore at the chain until blood did ooze from my flesh.
                        The Coming of the King
                        11
                        Schomberg felt desperation, that lamentable substitute for courage, ooze out of him.
                        Victory: An Island Tale
                        12
                        They ooze through, they seek a crevice by which to reach us.
                        The Unknown Guest
                        13
                        The entry wounds began to ooze as sluggish and thick as resin.
                        Perdido Street Station
                        14
                        That thing could ooze under the door or through a heating duct.
                        Phantoms
                        15
                        With any luck our imaginary mutant baby is expelled with the ooze.
                        Snapped
                        16
                        I watched fluid ooze from the barrel, wondering about the person inside.
                        Break No Bones
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