📖 Definitions of "Oozing"
verb
- 1
To be secreted or slowly leak.
- 2
To give off a strong sense of (something); to exude.
noun
- 1
Something that oozes; a seepage.
🔄 Synonyms of "Oozing"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| seepingnoun | The act by which something seeps. |
| oozenoun | (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To be secreted or slowly leak. |
| seepagenoun | The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.) |
| leaky | Having leaks; not fully sealed. |
| oozy | Of or pertaining to the quality of something that oozes. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Oozing"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| seepingnoun | The act by which something seeps. |
| seepagenoun | The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.) |
| leaky | Having leaks; not fully sealed. |
| oozy | Of or pertaining to the quality of something that oozes. |
| moistnessnoun | The property of being moist. |
| moisturenoun | The state of being moist. |
| sweatnoun | Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation. |
| droopnoun | Something which is limp or sagging. |
| stinkingnoun | The emission of a foul smell. |
| mushinessnoun | The characteristic of being mushy. |
| creepsnoun | (figurative) A feeling or sensation of fear or horror. |
| spumescencenoun | (obsolete) foaminess or frothiness. |
| poachinessnoun | (archaic) The state of being poachy or marshy. |
| lactescencenoun | The quality or state of producing milk, or milky sap. |
| fluidnoun | A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas). |
| jellynoun | (Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set. |
| seemernoun | (rare) A person who, or a thing which, seems. |
| slitheringverb | The act or action of one who slithers. |
| droopingverb | That droops or droop. |
| creepy weepynoun | (informal) A story with Gothic and romance elements. |
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