OOZE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for OOZE?

Need another word that means the same as “ooze”? Find 70 synonyms and 30 related words for “ooze” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ooze” are: exudate, exude, ooze out, transude, seep, discharge, flow, trickle, drip, dribble, issue, filter, percolate, escape, leak, drain, empty, bleed, sweat, well, leach, gush, pour forth, give out, send out, emit, breathe, let loose, display, exhibit, demonstrate, manifest, oozing, seepage, goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, slime, sludge, exudation, trickling, filtration, percolation, excretion, leakage, drainage, emptying, bleeding, sweating, welling, leaching, secretion, mud, alluvium, silt, mire, bog, slush, dirt, deposit

Ooze as a Noun

Definitions of "Ooze" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ooze” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Any thick, viscous matter.
• An infusion of oak bark or other vegetable matter, used in tanning.
• The process of seeping.
• The sluggish flow of a fluid.

Synonyms of "Ooze" as a noun (38 Words)

alluvium	Clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down.
bleeding	The flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel.
bog	Wetland with acid peaty soil, typically dominated by peat moss. A peat bog.
deposit	A facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping. The deposits of salt on the paintwork.
dirt	The part of the earth’s surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock. A lawn covered in dog dirt.
discharge	A substance that has been discharged. A police permit for discharge of an air gun.
drainage	A system of drains. They set about renewing and repairing drainage and water supplies.
dribble	Saliva running from the mouth. A mesmerizing dribble by Daley took him through to confirm Villa s victory.
drip	A method of brewing coffee by dripping boiling water through a filter filled with ground coffee beans. The drip drip drip of the leak in the roof.
emptying	The act of removing the contents of something.
escape	The act of escaping physically. Hard work was his escape from worry.
excretion	(in living organisms and cells) the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter. Bodily excretions.
exudation	The process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes.
filtration	The act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter. Small particles are difficult to remove without filtration.
flow	The rate or speed at which something flows. The museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors.
goo	Excessive sentimentality. He tipped the grayish goo from the test tube.
goop	Mawkish sentiment.
guck	Any thick, viscous matter. He got mud and cow guck all over his white jersey.
gunk	Any thick, viscous matter. Factories spewing out unspeakable gunk.
leaching	The process of leaching.
leak	An instance of leaking. A gas leak.
leakage	Deliberate disclosure of confidential information. We re saving water by reducing leakage.
mire	Soft mud or dirt. The roads retained their winter mire.
muck	Dirt, rubbish, or waste matter. I ll just clean the muck off the windscreen.
mud	Water soaked soil; soft wet earth. Ankle deep in mud we squelched across a meadow.
oozing	The process of seeping.
percolation	The act of making coffee in a percolator. The percolation of rainwater through the soil.
secretion	A substance discharged by secretion. Alcohol had a stimulatory effect on gastric acid secretion.
seepage	The quantity of liquid or gas that seeps out. The National Rivers Authority was called on to prevent further seepage.
silt	A bed or layer of silt.
slime	An unpleasantly thick and slippery liquid substance. The cold stone was wet with slime.
sludge	Dirty oil, especially in the sump of an internal combustion engine. A sludge green.
slush	Partially melted snow. The snow was turning into brown slush in the gutters.
sweating	Use of physical or mental energy; hard work.
trickle	A small flow of liquid. The traffic had dwindled to a trickle.
trickling	Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid.
welling	An abundant source.

Usage Examples of "Ooze" as a noun

• I picked a fruit and watched the ooze of fig milk from the stem.

Ooze as a Verb

Definitions of "Ooze" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ooze” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• (of a fluid) slowly trickle or seep out of something.
• Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities.
• Give a powerful impression of (a quality.
• Slowly exude or discharge a viscous fluid.
• Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings.

Synonyms of "Ooze" as a verb (32 Words)

bleed	Be diffused. I worked loosely with the oils allowing colours to bleed into one another.
breathe	Expel (gases or odors. This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours.
demonstrate	March in protest; take part in a demonstration. She demonstrated how to cook chops.
discharge	Go off or discharge. Discharge one s duties.
display	Attract attention by displaying some body part or posing of animals. National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship.
drain	Empty of liquid drain the liquid from. The exercise class drains me of energy.
dribble	Let or cause to fall in drops. He attempted to dribble the ball from the goal area.
drip	Fall in drops. His voice dripped sarcasm.
emit	Expel (gases or odors. The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits.
empty	Make void or empty of contents. We empty the till at closing time.
escape	Be incomprehensible to escape understanding by. The name escaped him.
exhibit	Give an exhibition of to an interested audience. He exhibits a great talent.
exudate	Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities.
exude	(with reference to moisture or a smell) discharge or be discharged slowly and steadily. Sir Thomas exuded goodwill.
filter	Process or treat with a filter. Filter out the impurities.
flow	Fall or flow in a certain way. The champagne flowed at the wedding.
give out	Occur.
gush	Gush forth in a sudden stream or jet. Water gushed out of the washing machine.
issue	Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale. Licences were issued indiscriminately to any company.
leach	Cause a liquid to leach or percolate. The nutrient is quickly leached away.
leak	Be leaked. Water leaked out of the can into the backpack.
let loose	Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition.
manifest	Record in a ship s manifest. The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication.
ooze out	Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings.
percolate	Gain or regain energy. Light percolated into our house in the morning.
pour forth	Flow in a spurt.
seep	Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings. Water began to seep through the soles of his boots.
send out	Transfer.
sweat	Cause a person or animal to exude sweat by exercise or exertion. The tyre is sweated on to the wooden parts.
transude	(with reference to a fluid) discharge or be discharged gradually through pores in a membrane, especially within the body. The solution transuded through the walls.
trickle	Come, go, or appear slowly or gradually. The details began to trickle out.
well	Come up, as of a liquid. The currents well up.

Usage Examples of "Ooze" as a verb

• Honey oozed out of the comb.
• Her mosquito bites were oozing and itching like mad.
• She oozes a raunchy sex appeal.
• Blood was oozing from a wound in his scalp.

Associations of "Ooze" (30 Words)

bile	Anger, bitterness, or irritability. His response was full of bile and hatred.
bleed	An instance of bleeding. Air can be got rid of by bleeding the radiator at the vent.
bruit	A report or rumour. Is virtue to be established by common bruit only.
burst	The act of exploding or bursting. The dam burst.
disgorge	Yield or give up (funds, especially when dishonestly acquired. They were made to disgorge all the profits made from the record.
dismissal	The act of ordering or allowing someone to leave. The dismissal of a batsman.
emanate	(of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source. He emanated a powerful brooding air.
emit	Make (a sound. Even the best cars emit carbon dioxide.
exhale	Expel air. The chimney exhales a thick smoke.
exit	Move out of or depart from. She slipped out by the rear exit.
expiration	The exhalation of breath from the lungs. The expiration of three years.
exude	(with reference to moisture or a smell) discharge or be discharged slowly and steadily. She exudes great confidence.
flow	The act of flowing or streaming continuous progression. A constant flow of people.
fume	Expose something especially wood to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark tints. Clouds of exhaust fumes spewed by cars.
liberation	The termination of someone’s employment (leaving them free to depart. The struggle for women s liberation.
liquid	Having the consistency of a liquid. Looking into those liquid dark eyes.
maple	Wood of any of various maple trees especially the hard close grained wood of the sugar maple used especially for furniture and flooring.
outlet	An organization that broadcasts or publishes journalism. An outlet store.
passageway	A path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass. Her hotel was at the end of a narrow passageway off the main street.
passing	In sport the action of passing a ball to another team member. A team with a good passing attack.
porous	Not retentive or secure. Compacting the soil to make it less porous.
radiate	Spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate. The hot stars radiate energy.
redundancy	Repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission. The redundancy of 19th century heavy plant machinery.
redundant	Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous. This redundant brewery has been converted into a library.
release	A device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism. Release a hormone into the blood stream.
sap	A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant. The hot heady days of youth when the sap was rising.
secrete	(of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance. Insulin is secreted in response to rising levels of glucose in the blood.
seep	Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings. Water began to seep through the soles of his boots.
urinate	Eliminate urine. The sick men urinated blood.
vent	Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen. The plant was isolated and the gas vented.