oozing

verb

Definition of oozingnext
present participle of ooze
1
as in dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings maple sap oozed slowly from the cut in the tree and into the bucket

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2
as in crawling
to move slowly the line more or less oozes past the body lying in state, as mourners are not allowed to pause

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oozing
  1. seeping
  2. creeping
  3. poking
  4. shuffling
Verb
  • Walking upright slowed the transit of food through the system, meaning that waste material became lodged in the bands of the large intestine, setting the flora of the gut off balance and seeping poison into the rest of the body.
    Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Pit is a lot fairer now, with the holy law of share and share alike seeping deeper into the tower with each rotation.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of seeping
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  • In our view, these films convey a vital message about Earth’s creeping environmental catastrophe.
    Amanda Kennell, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2024
  • October is well over halfway over, and the first signs of winter are already creeping into what has been a lovely fall.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of creeping
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  • For all of what Russell is and has been, Monday was possibly his most self-aware, poking fun at his frequent stints on the trade block, owning his supreme confidence on the offensive end and his struggles on the other side of the court.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Spirit Halloween is hitting back at Saturday Night Live, who aired a sketch poking fun at the costume store.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of poking
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  • Honorable Mentions My Top Five stays the same as my recent mid-September update, but there was shuffling from #6-10 down the home stretch.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Meanwhile, storm survivors were still scrounging for food and clean water and shuffling from shelter to shelter three days after Helene first made landfall in Florida.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of shuffling
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