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English Dictionary: oozing by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oozing
adj
  1. leaking out slowly
    Synonym(s): oozing, oozy, seeping
n
  1. the process of seeping
    Synonym(s): seepage, ooze, oozing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ooze \Ooze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oozed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Oozing}.] [Prov. Eng. weeze, wooz. See {Ooze}, n.]
      1. To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the
            pores of a substance or through small openings.
  
                     The latent rill, scare oozing through the grass.
                                                                              --Thomson.
  
      2. Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed
            out; his courage oozed out.
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