<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>(of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings</li><li>to move or pass slowly or gradually, as if through a small opening or passage</li><li>(of a substance) to exude moisture</li><li>(of something abstract, as information or courage) to appear or disappear slowly or imperceptibly (often followed by out or away)</li><li>to display some characteristic or quality</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to make by oozing</li><li>to exude (moisture, air, etc.) slowly</li><li>to display or dispense freely and conspicuously</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of oozing</li><li>something that oozes</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>sludge</li><li>muck</li><li>mud</li><li>mire</li><li>slime</li></ul>