Oozing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that oozes; a seepage. countable, uncountable

    "A 12-acre field of good, deep land on the farm of Frenchlaw, in Berwickshire, was rendered swampy by springs and oozings of water from the surrounding rising ground being retained upon the clay subsoil."

  2. 2
    the process of seeping wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of stringing (“defect in 3D printing”). uncountable

    "One of the side effects of having the hot end set to the optimal temperature for extrusion is oozing."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of ooze form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    leaking out slowly wordnet

Synonyms

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awashdischargedrencheddripping wetdrownedengulfed

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"There was green slime oozing out of the pipe."

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