to ooze with
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6.0
- phrasal verb
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- The charisma and charm you ooze with such shoes on your feet are a few things to contemplate if you want to achieve success.
Examples
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After years of practice, the musician's performance was oozing with passion and skill.
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Paris, the city that oozes with sophistication, romance and culture, has been the inspiration for, well, just about everyone.
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I love Christmas, and these papers are just oozing with that childhood goodness.
Blog text (26) -
On the outside, these homes ooze with Southern hospitality and charm.
Fiction book (1998) -
Without SEO, even a website that oozes with visual appeal is likely to be left buried under a pile of other websites.
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One day resembled another and oozed with inertia.
Fiction book (2001) -
Horfe's work is constantly evolving, morphing, and oozing with style.
Blog text (20) -
A good poached egg has the texture of fresh mozzarella but with a rich canary yellow center that oozes with a buttery yolk.
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The dessert was oozing with rich chocolate sauce, making it irresistible.
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The garden was oozing with vibrant colors and fragrances, a true feast for the senses.
Synonyms
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6.5
Give off liquid slowly, often in drops
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to slowly emit or be filled with X' is directly derivable from combining 'ooze' (to exude or flow slowly) with 'with' (marking the accompanying substance or quality). This is a regular verb + with construction that follows transparent compositional logic and is likely understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The phrase ooze with comes from the picture of something slowly letting liquid come out, like a wound that oozes blood or a sandwich that oozes melted cheese. So when we say someone oozes with confidence, we mean they seem 'full of' that quality and it shows slowly and clearly.