Oozing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of seeping

pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈuːzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈuːzɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈuːzɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈuːzɪŋ/.

Examples

exude sweat through the pores

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

seepage transude exude oozy exudate ooze out seep ooze seeping

Parts of Speech

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”
adjective	leaking out slowly

Word Forms

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

sickert

der Prozess des Versickerns

🇫🇷French

suintant

le processus d'infiltration

🇪🇸Spanish

rezumando

el proceso de filtración

🇮🇹Italian

trasudante

il processo di infiltrazione

🇳🇱Dutch

sijpelt

het proces van sijpelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

escorrendo

o processo de infiltração

🇷🇺Russian

сочится

процесс просачивания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बह

रिसने की प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Tamil

கசிவு

கசிவு செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్రవించుట

సీపింగ్ ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

वाहणे

गळण्याची प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝરવું

સીપિંગ પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಸರುವುದು

ಸೋರಿಕೆ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒലിച്ചിറങ്ങുന്നു

ഒഴുകുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਗਣਾ

ਬੀਜਣ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہنا

سیپنگ کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

渗出

渗透的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

にじみ出る

染み出す過程

🇰🇷Korean

스며드는

스며드는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rỉ nước

quá trình thấm

🇹🇭Thai

ไหลซึม

กระบวนการซึม

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengalir

proses merembes

🇵🇭Filipino

umaagos

ang proseso ng pagsipsip

🇲🇾Malay

meleleh

proses meresap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ناز

عملية التسرب

🇮🇷Persian

تراوش

فرآیند تراوش

🇹🇷Turkish

sızıntı

sızma süreci

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְלִיפָה

תהליך החלחול

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The primary meaning of 'oozing' is 'the process of seeping'.

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