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Meanings of oozy in English

Leaking out slowly.

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Usage of oozy in English
1
Sucking sound of great boots sinking into oozy yellow-brown mud, pulling loose.
Dogs of war
2
Again and again he struggled furiously to escape from the oozy quagmire.
The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
3
Staggering to his feet, the ape-man groped about the reeking, oozy den.
The Beasts of Tarzan
4
Some retreated into the oozy, anaerobic world of bogs and lake bottoms.
A short history of nearly everything
5
The feet of the horses made a sucking sound on the oozy ground.
White Shadows in the South Seas
6
So the three worked themselves over the oozy bed of fire.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
7
He stepped carefully off into the oozy slime and allowed himself to sink.
The Plunderer
8
He was back at the edge of that oozy, clinging, all devouring trap.
Tom Slade's Double Dare
9
To lillies trickling oozy scent into gold bowls laid ready to receive it?
More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme
10
Beware the oozy spots along the border of the marsh.
The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron : or, the Struggle for...
11
The water was knee-deep and the bottom soft and oozy.
The Dragon and the Raven; Or, The Days of King Alfred
12
In some places, the bottom is oozy and sandy, where vessels may get aground.
Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02
13
No anti-skidding device would operate in that generous, oozy mud.
The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
14
At any rate, there's no danger of it having sunk in an oozy bottom.
Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope
15
Her eyes were puffy, oozy, a deep shade of crimson.
The lost girls: three friends. four continents. one unconvention...
16
Slimy reptiles bask in the warm sun and glide lazily over the black, oozy soil.
The Statesmen Snowbound
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