Verb Sap oozed from the tree. Juice oozed out of the plum. The cut on her finger was oozing with blood. The tree was oozing sap. The cut on her finger was oozing blood.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English wose, from Old English wāse mire; akin to Old Norse veisa stagnant water
Verb
Middle English wosen, from wose sap
Noun (2)
Middle English wose sap, juice, from Old English wōs; akin to Old High German waso damp
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1