ooze
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The clubhouse had a paint-chipped exterior and was even worse inside, where unused kitchen appliances dripped ooze.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"My skin was hot, so inflamed and red. It began to crack and ooze, and the itch was bone deep. It consumed my whole body, and then it began to consume my whole life."
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
When under stress, the ropes ooze tar, which attracts bees.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025
From the melodic Sicilian ghosts of “The Godfather” by composer Nino Rota to the aching Eastern European love theme in “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” by Wojciech Kilar, his stories ooze with musical expression.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024
I wash his bandages, rinsing out the blood and ooze, and hang them to dry.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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Vocabulary lists containing ooze
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