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ooze out

/uz aʊt/
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Other forms: oozed out; oozing out; oozes out

Definitions of ooze out
  1. verb
    release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
    synonyms: exudate, exude, ooze, transude
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    types:
    distil, distill
    give off (a liquid)
    fume, reek
    be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
    transpire
    give off (water) through the skin
    extravasate
    geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth
    stream
    exude profusely
    gum
    exude or form gum
    release, secrete
    generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
    froth
    exude or expel foam
    water
    secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
    lather
    exude sweat or lather
    type of:
    egest, eliminate, excrete, pass
    eliminate from the body
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