Ooze
/ˈuz/
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Definition
(noun) Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.
Sentence Examples
After a while, passion and infatuation ooze away.
I lost my balance and pitched head foremost into the ooze.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Thick mud began to ____ through the cracks in the dam wall after the heavy rainfall.