OOZE (2)

ooze (2). Ooze, v.i. to drop out slowly, to run gently

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Ooze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oozed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Oozing.] [[Prov. Eng. weeze, wooz. See Ooze, n.]] 1. 1. To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the pores of a substance or through small openings.
The latent rill, scare oozing through the grass. Thomson. 2. 2. Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed out; his courage oozed out.