ooze

«ooze» in Mova's school dictionary: verb (of a thick liquid) To flow out slowly: «Honey oozed… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (ooze, oozes, oozed, oozing); noun (ooze — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) verb (of a thick liquid) To flow out slowly: «Honey oozed from the jar». tree →

2) verb To show a lot of a quality: «He oozes confidence». tree →

3) noun Soft, wet mud, especially at the bottom of a sea, lake or river. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories «ooze» describes slimy, gooey things — monsters, mud, melted cheese — and makes the reader picture it. In science the sea floor is covered with ooze made of tiny shells. Phrases: «ooze out», «ooze charm/confidence».

examples

• Jam oozed out of the doughnut. tree →
• Green slime oozed from the monster's mouth. tree →
• Mud oozed between my toes. tree →
• Blood oozed from the cut. tree →
• The singer oozed confidence on stage. tree →
• The sea floor is covered with soft ooze. tree →

note

Regular verb: oozed, oozing. A great word for descriptive writing (texture and sound).

In the corpora

• A ladybird's red and black are a warning: it tastes bitter and oozes yellow liquid from its knees when grabbed.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ooze» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.