[ooz] 
verb, oozed, ooz⋅ing, noun | 1. | (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings. |
| 2. | to move or pass slowly or gradually, as if through a small opening or passage: The crowd oozed toward the entrance. |
| 3. | (of a substance) to exude moisture. |
| 4. | (of something abstract, as information or courage) to appear or disappear slowly or imperceptibly (often fol. by out or away): His cockiness oozed away during my rebuttal speech. |
| 5. | to display some characteristic or quality: to ooze with piety. |
| 6. | to make by oozing. |
| 7. | to exude (moisture, air, etc.) slowly. |
| 8. | to display or dispense freely and conspicuously: He can ooze charm when it serves his interest. |
| 9. | the act of oozing. |
| 10. | something that oozes. |
| 11. | an infusion of oak bark, sumac, etc., used in tanning. |
