ooze
Creep through cracks
Ooze is slow, thick movement—liquid seeping gradually through or out of something: Blood oozed from the wound, Water oozed through the cracks.
The word suggests viscosity and unhurried flow.
Figuratively, someone can ooze confidence or charm, exuding it so thoroughly it seems to seep from them.
As a noun, ooze is soft mud or slime, especially at the bottom of a body of water.
Boggy, waterlogged terrain
Flow slowly through
- leakEscape through a breach
- trickleThin, slow stream
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- percolateFilter through gradually
weep · transude · filtration · moisture · dampness · saturate · soak · drainage
Discharge gradually through pores
- radiateSend forth rays
- emanateTo issue forth
- charmAttractive personal quality
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
magnetism · presence · aura · confidence · sophistication · effortless · smooth · suave
Thick wet gunk
- gooViscous sticky matter
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
- gooeySoft and sticky
glutinous · mucilaginous · sludgy · syrupy · viscid · squishy · gummy · sticky
Infected tissue fluid
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- weepShed tears emotionally
- festerDecay or seethe inside
suppurate · infection · abscess · blister · serum · ichor · drainage · scab
mire
Boggy, waterlogged terrain
quagmire · sludge · muck · silt · clay · peat · sediment · loam · goo · slime
seep
Flow slowly through
percolate · weep · transude · filtration · moisture · dampness · saturate · soak · drainage · wetness
exude
Discharge gradually through pores
allure · magnetism · presence · aura · confidence · sophistication · effortless · smooth · suave · drip
slime
Thick wet gunk
- gooViscous sticky matter
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
gooey · glutinous · mucilaginous · sludgy · syrupy · viscid · squishy · gummy · sticky · thick
pus
Infected tissue fluid
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- weepShed tears emotionally
fester · suppurate · infection · abscess · blister · serum · ichor · drainage · scab · lesion
slither
Glide smoothly, sinuously
grotesque · sinister · macabre · ghoulish · eldritch · tentacle · creature · nightmare · monster · alien
rot
Organic breakdown process
molder · spoil · ferment · rancid · festering · compost · carrion · necrosis · gangrene · stench