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
- 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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