ooze

ooze
verb
ADVERB
slowly
out

Cream oozed out at the sides.

PREPOSITION
from

Blood oozed slowly from his wound.

out of
with (figurative)

He was oozing with contempt for us.

Ooze is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑blood, ↑liquid, ↑mud, ↑pus, ↑slime
Ooze is used with these nouns as the object: ↑charm, ↑confidence, ↑pus, ↑self-confidence, ↑style

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