oozed

verb

Definition of oozednext
past tense of ooze
1
as in dripped
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 dragged
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 oozed
  1. dripped
  2. exuded
  3. seeped
  4. crept
  5. shuffled
  6. poked
Verb
  • Mango juice dripped down his arm and pooled at his knobby elbows.
    Brigid Washington, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Barrymore yelled as chocolate dripped down her chin.
    EW.com, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of dripped
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  • At last, the front man for the franchise exuded genuine enthusiasm on the podium and looked comfortable being in charge, showing none of the awkwardness Chicago has suffered through for too many years at Halas Hall.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Dec. 2024
  • All ages, body types, genders, and ethnicities are embraced visually–their confidence is punchy and is exuded in unique form in the campaign.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of exuded
Verb
  • How Luigi Mangione became a talking point Since Mangione was arrested at an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s Monday morning, frustration with the health insurance industry has seeped out on social media and elsewhere in society.
    Riley Gutiérrez McDermid, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There’s no doubt these larger trends have seeped into the work.
    Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of seeped
Verb
  • There, the smell of smoke had crept inside.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Jordan Neely’s father lifted his head and sat upright in his seat; an almost-smile crept across his face.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of crept
Verb
  • John then shuffled through the expansion era and modern baseball ballots twice apiece, getting spurned by the voting committees.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Forensic accountants testified that Marilyn was the one who gave Nick the money, who then shuffled it around to various bank accounts, before wiring it back to Marilyn.
    Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of shuffled
Verb
  • Throughout the special, the comedian poked fun at the uncomfortable parts of recovery — from full-body baths to grueling physical therapy — with irreverent charm.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Putting them all together, there will be internal frustrations that come to the surface when we are being poked by something minor.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of poked
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