Explore Ooze through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like flow or seep. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ooze meaning
- Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.
- An oozing, gentle flowing, or seepage, as of water through sand or earth.
- Secretion, humour.
Synonyms of Ooze
Using Ooze
- The main meaning on this page is: Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather. | An oozing, gentle flowing, or seepage, as of water through sand or earth. | Secretion, humour.
- Useful related words include: flow, seep, flowing, oozing.
- In the example corpus, ooze often appears in combinations such as: that ooze, to ooze, the ooze.
Context around Ooze
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ooze
- In this selection, "ooze" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tiny, men, sometimes, black, suffers and leadership stand out and add context to how "ooze" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a tiny ooze of black and accessories that ooze luxury and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ooze" sits close to words such as abdelaziz, absolutist and accrual, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ooze
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Certain stadiums ooze certain fear factors…. (6 words)
The big event can be drama-filled or ooze romance. (10 words)
No, we're not talking about the jellyfish that sometimes ooze into our coastal waters. (15 words)
These invasive, foliar-feeding pests have rasping and sucking mouthparts and eat the strawberry plant's fresh, green leaves and fruit by scraping the surface of the leaves or fruit and sucking up the fluids that ooze from the damaged area. (41 words)
As for Jackson’s voice, it’s airy and alluring — definitely more Janet than Michael on the power scale — but it’s used more to ooze through the mix rather than to make some kind of big pop-star statement. (40 words)
There’s also a lot happening in Aspen, Colo., where a new W hotel and pop-up restaurant — open until April and backed by the owners of the Surf Lodge in Montauk, N.Y. — both ooze a party vibe. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Biofilms are slimy layers of bacteria that ooze a protective jelly that makes antibiotic treatment difficult and DNA sharing between microbes easy.
From the beginning of Season 2, the Darkling has facial scars that ooze black goo, allowing one to see past his aesthetic beauty.
Speaking of which, Secret of the Ooze suffers due to unnecessary changes to the cast (Adam Carl and Paige Turco) and overall design.
They must also be 'highly talented' and 'ooze leadership' in a role that comes with 'huge demands'.
But this year's surplus amounts to a tiny ooze of black ink, a mere 0.5 per cent of leftover after nearly all the $73.5 billion in provincial revenue gets spent.
Carlo Ancelotti insists his Real Madrid men “ooze confidence” ahead of their Champions League final but admits he still gets pre-match jitters despite his own unparalleled success in the tournament.
Every component of the sandwich is thoughtfully curated to elevate the breakfast experience, from the perfectly cooked eggs that ooze golden richness to the choice of cheese that melts into a velvety layer of flavor.
No, we're not talking about the jellyfish that sometimes ooze into our coastal waters.
As for Jackson’s voice, it’s airy and alluring — definitely more Janet than Michael on the power scale — but it’s used more to ooze through the mix rather than to make some kind of big pop-star statement.
Most girls dream of owning a Chanel handbag some day and the classic styles just ooze timeless luxury.
Ooze that real French Riviera feel with this ultra-chic and traditional rattan dining set in a modern grey hue.
The big event can be drama-filled or ooze romance.
There’s also a lot happening in Aspen, Colo., where a new W hotel and pop-up restaurant — open until April and backed by the owners of the Surf Lodge in Montauk, N.Y. — both ooze a party vibe.
These invasive, foliar-feeding pests have rasping and sucking mouthparts and eat the strawberry plant's fresh, green leaves and fruit by scraping the surface of the leaves or fruit and sucking up the fluids that ooze from the damaged area.
Certain stadiums ooze certain fear factors….
Spoil your other half with sparkling jewellery like a £5,350 Clash de Cartier necklace and accessories that ooze luxury and style such as a pair of Christian Dior cufflinks, costing £550.
The job is so grueling that by the end of the day, the prisoners’ hands, feet, and lips fester, bleed, and ooze pus, a common phenomenon.
Ube halaya, purple yam cooked down into something between custard and jam, is rolled into a lumpia wrapper and dropped in the deep fryer; under a fork, the shell crackles and the insides ooze out, vivid and royal.
When the painted ladies smash into a windshield, the result is a glob of yellow, butter-like ooze.
And if there’s a more evocative word than sleech to describe the black ooze formed by decaying seaweed at the high-tide line of a beach, I’d very much like to hear it.
Common combinations with ooze
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- that ooze 5×
- to ooze 3×
- the ooze 2×
- ooze that 2×
- or ooze 2×
- ooze out 2×
- and ooze 2×
- ooze and 2×