English Dictionary |
OOZING
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
IPA (US): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does oozing mean?
• OOZING (noun)
The noun OOZING has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: OOZING used as a noun is very rare.
• OOZING (adjective)
The adjective OOZING has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: OOZING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The process of seeping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
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)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Leaking out slowly
Synonyms:
Similar:
leaky (permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases)
Context examples
Look how the water is still oozing into that deeper print!
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“I could see them sipping on the droplets oozing from the mycelium,” he said.
(Mushroom Extract Could Help Save Bees from Virus, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
He looked at the other reproachfully, tears oozing into his eyes and down his cheeks.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past, Wisdom is of the future." (Native American proverb, Lumbee)
"Oppose your affection to find rationality." (Arabic proverb)
"If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is." (Egyptian proverb)