v. & n.
—v.
1 intr. (of fluid) pass slowly through the pores of a body.
2 intr. trickle or leak slowly out.
3 intr. (of a substance) exude moisture.
4 tr. exude or exhibit (a feeling) liberally (oozed sympathy).
—n.
1 a sluggish flow or exudation.
2 an infusion of oak-bark or other vegetable matter, used in tanning.
Derivatives:
oozy adj. oozily adv. ooziness n.
Etymology: orig. as noun (sense 2), f. OE wos juice, sap
2.
n.
1 a deposit of wet mud or slime, esp. at the bottom of a river, lake, or estuary.
2 a bog or marsh; soft muddy ground.
Derivatives:
oozy adj.
Etymology: OE wase
Useful english dictionary. 2012.