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# oozing

verb form (ooze, oozes, oozed, oozing); adjective (oozing)

«oozing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Oozing means slowly flowing or leaking out of something, like thick liquid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oozing/#m1)
2. Oozing with a quality means showing a lot of it: «oozing confidence». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oozing/#m2)
3. As an adjective, oozing describes something that is slowly leaking: an oozing wound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oozing/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science it describes thick liquids moving slowly (lava, mud, sap, honey). In health and safety it describes a cut that keeps leaking blood or pus — a sign to clean it or see a doctor. In stories it gives a sticky, slimy picture. Phrase: «oozing with charm/confidence».

### Examples

- Mud was oozing between my toes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oozing/#x1)
- Sap was oozing from the cut tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oozing/#x2)
- The cake was oozing chocolate in the middle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oozing/#x3)
- Tell an adult if a cut keeps oozing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oozing/#x4)
- Lava came oozing down the side of the volcano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oozing/#x5)
- The new boy was oozing confidence on his first day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oozing/#x6)
- Toothpaste was oozing out of the tube. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oozing/#x7)
- Honey kept oozing from the jar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oozing/#x8)
- Placing one under each roasting duck, he muttered, “The sweet fat oozing out will taste well with the hard-cooked breasts.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oozing/#x9)

### Note

Present participle of «ooze»; drop the -e: ooze → oozing. It suggests slow movement; for fast flow use «pour» or «gush». Figurative use («oozing charm») can be a little mocking.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oozing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oozing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oozing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oozing.html) on Mova free.