oozing

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
oozing
    adj 1: leaking out slowly [syn: {oozing}, {oozy}, {seeping}]
    n 1: the process of seeping [syn: {seepage}, {ooze}, {oozing}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ooze \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.
      [1913 Webster]

            The latent rill, scare oozing through the grass.
                                                  --Thomson.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed
      out; his courage oozed out.
      [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
oozing \oozing\ adj.
   leaking out slowly.

   Syn: oozy, seeping.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
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