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   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.
   
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   The latent rill, scare oozing through the grass. Thomson.
   
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   2. Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, “the secret oozed out; his courage oozed out.”
   
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   oozing adj. leaking out slowly.
   
   Syn. -- oozy, seeping.
   
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