Antonyms for ooze

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : ooz

Phonetic Transcription : uz

Definition of ooze

Origin : late 14c., wosen, verbal derivative of Old English noun wos "juice, sap," from Proto-Germanic *wosan (cf. Middle Low German wose "scum"), from same source as ooze (n.). Modern spelling from late 1500s. The Old English verb was wesan. Related: Oozed; oozing.

noun liquid emitted
verb emit liquid

Example sentences :

He leans over the rail, his hand supporting his cheek, and gazes into the ooze.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Thus, day by day, he sank deeper into the ooze of a wrecked and wasted life.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

They were rising by hundreds from the ooze that cloaked the bottom of the ditch.
Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English

And now, for fear my courage will ooze out, I must tell you quickly.
Extract from : « The Rose of Old St. Louis » by Mary Dillon

My hands did not falter and the music seemed to ooze from my wrists.
Extract from : « Old Fogy » by James Huneker

There was no sap in them of any kind; at least, not enough to ooze out.
Extract from : « Rollo's Experiments » by Jacob Abbott

And gradually Johnnie's hope began to lessen, his faith to ooze.
Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates

His wire brush lifted and all his strength seemed to ooze away.
Extract from : « Here and Now Story Book » by Lucy Sprague Mitchell

As he crossed the dam Prince Andrew smelled the ooze and freshness of the pond.
Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy

When a ship is on the ooze, and swaddles a bed, she is said to dock herself.
Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth

Synonyms for ooze

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