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ooze

/uːz/verb

उच्चारण ऊज़

रिसना, धीरे-धीरे बहना, चूना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [I, T] + adv./prep. | ~ sth

    (of a thick liquid) to come or flow out of something slowly; to produce a thick liquid that flows out slowly

    रिसना, धीरे-धीरे बहना, चूना

    • Blood was still oozing from the cut on his knee.
    • The cake oozed chocolate when we cut it.
    • Thick sap oozed from the cut in the tree trunk.
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    • Water began to ooze through the cracks in the old wall.
    • The pickle jar had been oozing oil all week.

    Synonyms seep leak trickle drip exude

    Opposite gush pour

  2. 2

    [T, I] ~ sth | ~ with sth

    to show a particular quality or feeling very strongly

    (गुण या भावना) से भरपूर दिखना, टपकना

    • Radhika oozed confidence as she walked into the interview.
    • The old fort oozes history.
    • The salesman oozed charm but never answered my question.
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    • Her voice oozed sarcasm when she replied.
    • The whole room oozed luxury, from the carpets to the chandeliers.

    Synonyms exude radiate emanate overflow with

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    very soft mud, especially at the bottom of a lake or river

    कीचड़, दलदली मिट्टी

    • The boat stuck in the ooze at the edge of the lake.
    • Fishermen waded through thick black ooze to reach their boats at low tide.
    • Our shoes sank into the ooze along the river bank.
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    • A layer of slimy ooze covered the bottom of the pond.
    • The farmers scraped the ooze from the canal after the floods.

    Synonyms mud slime sludge mire