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OOZING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of seeping

Synonyms:

ooze; oozing; seepage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("oozing" is a kind of...):

flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oozing"):

exudation; transudation (the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes)

Derivation:

ooze (release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities)

ooze (pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Leaking out slowly

Synonyms:

oozing; oozy; seeping

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

leaky (permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb ooze

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