ooze
To be secreted or slowly leakTo be secreted or slowly leak.
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» Green slime oozed out the pipe.
Grüner Schleim glibberte aus der Leitung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(figuratively, intransitive, sometimes)To be secreted or slowly leak.
sickern, durchsickern, triefen
сочи́тьсяsočítʹsja, вытека́тьvytekátʹ
(figuratively, transitive)To give off a strong sense of (something); to exude.
источа́тьistočátʹ
- pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
- release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
Examples
37 sentencesGreen slime oozed out the pipe.
deGrüner Schleim glibberte aus der Leitung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Slime was oozing out of the pipe.
ruИз трубы вытекала слизь. — Wezel
There was green slime oozing out of the pipe.
deAus dem Rohr sickerte grüner Schleim. — Manfredo
The unripe fig was oozing latex.
Yanni's father oozed manhood and authority.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
* (Noun) Middle English wose (“sap”), from Old English wōs (“sap, froth”), from Proto-Germ* (Noun) Middle English wose (“sap”), from Old English wōs (“sap, froth”), from Proto-Germanic *wōsą, from Proto-Indo-European *wóseh₂ (“sap”) (cf. Sanskrit वसा (vásā, “fat”)). Cognate to Middle Low German wose (“scum”), Old High German wasal (“rain”), Old Swedish os, oos, ooss, Swedish os. Compare Old Swedish os, oos, Swedish os, Danish os, Norwegian os (“fumes, vapors, reeking, fug”).
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Forms
oozes, oozing, oozed, oozedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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