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.
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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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