ooze | Definition of ooze

ooze

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ooze

1 to flow forth slowly through small openings

maple sap oozed slowly from the cut in the tree and into the bucket

Synonyms of ooze

bleed, exude, percolate, seep, strain, sweat, transude, weep

Words Related to ooze

dribble, drip, trickle

discharge, emit, give off, vent

emanate, flow, spring

Near Antonyms of ooze

flood, gush, pour, stream, surge

2 to move slowly

the line more or less oozes past the body lying in state, as mourners are not allowed to pause

Synonyms of ooze

crawl, creak (along), creep, drag, inch, limp, nose, plod, poke, slouch, snail

Words Related to ooze

lumber, shamble, shuffle, tramp, trudge

Near Antonyms of ooze

float, glide, sail

Antonyms of ooze

fly, race, speed, whiz (or whizz), zip