Ooze — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any thick, viscous matter

the process of seeping

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈuːz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈuːz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈuːz/

1 syllable Say it as /ˈuːz/.

Examples

exude sweat through the pores

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slime oozing seepage transude exude guck gunk goo exudate goop gook sludge seep ooze out muck

Parts of Speech

noun	any thick, viscous matter
noun	the process of seeping
verb	pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
verb	release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities “exude sweat through the pores”

Word Forms

slimy	adjective	covered with or resembling slime
slime	verb	cover or stain with slime
gooey	adjective	soft and sticky
mucky	adjective	dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
muck	verb	soil with mud, muck, or mire
seep	verb	pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
oozy	adjective	leaking out slowly
ooze	verb	release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
seepage	noun	the process of seeping
ooze	noun	the process of seeping
oozing	noun	the process of seeping
exudation	noun	a substance that oozes out from plant pores
exudate	noun	a substance that oozes out from plant pores
transudation	noun	the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlamm

jede dicke, viskose Materie

🇫🇷French

suinter

toute matière épaisse et visqueuse

🇪🇸Spanish

rezumar

cualquier materia espesa y viscosa

🇮🇹Italian

melma

qualsiasi materia densa e viscosa

🇳🇱Dutch

sijpelen

elke dikke, stroperige materie

🇵🇹Portuguese

escorrer

qualquer matéria espessa e viscosa

🇷🇺Russian

сочиться

любая густая, вязкая материя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रसना

कोई गाढ़ा, चिपचिपा पदार्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

স্রাব

কোন পুরু, সান্দ্র পদার্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

கசிவு

எந்த தடிமனான, பிசுபிசுப்பான பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్రవించు

ఏదైనా మందపాటి, జిగట పదార్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

गळणे

कोणतीही जाड, चिकट पदार्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્રાવ

કોઈપણ જાડા, ચીકણું પદાર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ರವಿಸು

ಯಾವುದೇ ದಪ್ಪ, ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧತೆಯ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഊതുക

ഏതെങ്കിലും കട്ടിയുള്ള, വിസ്കോസ് ദ്രവ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਗਣਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਮੋਟਾ, ਲੇਸਦਾਰ ਪਦਾਰਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہنا

کوئی موٹا، چپچپا مادہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

软泥

任何粘稠的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

にじみ出る

あらゆる厚くて粘性のある物質

🇰🇷Korean

습지

두껍고 점성이 있는 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lông

bất kỳ chất dày, nhớt

🇹🇭Thai

ไหลซึ่ม

วัตถุที่มีความหนาและหนืดใดๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keluar

benda kental dan kental apa pun

🇵🇭Filipino

umaagos

anumang makapal, malapot na bagay

🇲🇾Malay

meleleh

sebarang jirim yang tebal dan likat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طين

أي مادة سميكة ولزجة

🇮🇷Persian

تراوش کردن

هر ماده غلیظ و چسبناک

🇹🇷Turkish

sızmak

herhangi bir kalın, viskoz madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְטַפטֵף

כל חומר סמיך וצמיג

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