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# ooze

«ooze» in Mova's school dictionary: **verb (of a thick liquid) To flow out slowly: «Honey oozed…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (ooze, oozes, oozed, oozing); noun (ooze — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) verb (of a thick liquid) To flow out slowly: «Honey oozed from the jar». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ooze/#m1)

2) verb To show a lot of a quality: «He oozes confidence». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ooze/#m2)

3) noun Soft, wet mud, especially at the bottom of a sea, lake or river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ooze/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories «ooze» describes slimy, gooey things — monsters, mud, melted cheese — and makes the reader picture it. In science the sea floor is covered with ooze made of tiny shells. Phrases: «ooze out», «ooze charm/confidence».

### examples

- Jam oozed out of the doughnut. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ooze/#x1)
- Green slime oozed from the monster's mouth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ooze/#x2)
- Mud oozed between my toes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ooze/#x3)
- Blood oozed from the cut. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ooze/#x4)
- The singer oozed confidence on stage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ooze/#x5)
- The sea floor is covered with soft ooze. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ooze/#x6)

### note

Regular verb: oozed, oozing. A great word for descriptive writing (texture and sound).

### In the corpora

- [A ladybird's red and black are a warning: it tastes bitter and oozes yellow liquid from its knees when grabbed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/367-animal-colours-pink-flamingos-rare-blue-animals-white-albinos-and-black-panthers/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ooze» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ooze/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.