Adjective: oozing oo-zingNoun: oozing oo-zing
- The process of seeping
"The oozing of water through the basement walls indicated a serious problem";
- seepage, ooze
- Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
"Water oozed through the cracks in the foundation";
- seep
- Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
"ooze out sweat through the pores";
- exude, exudate, transude, ooze out
Derived forms: oozings
See also: leaky
Type of: course, egest, eliminate, excrete, feed, flow, flowing, pass, run
Encyclopedia: Ooze