oozings

Gradual wet escapes

Oozings are substances that have oozed out—slow, viscous secretions or seepages: the oozings of tree sap, oozings from the wound.

The word suggests something thick gradually emerging from a surface or container, often with slightly unpleasant connotations.

discharge

exudate

Inflammatory vessel leakage

purulence · drainage · pus · ichor · matter · weeping · serum · lymph · plasma · mucus

seepage

percolation

Liquid passing through pores

weeping · seeping · leaching · filtration · trickle · drip · moisture · dampness · groundwater · saturation

decay

putrid

Decomposed and foul-smelling

  • fetidHaving foul odor
  • foulOffensive or illegal
  • rankPosition in hierarchy

malodorous · rotting · decomposing · festering · gangrenous · necrotic · septic · infected · corrupted · moldering

viscosity

gelatinous

Viscous and semisolid

  • syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
  • gooeySoft and sticky
  • slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant

sticky · tacky · gloopy · mucilaginous · glutinous · thick · treacly · tar-like · resinous · sappy

natural

sap

Plant circulatory fluid

  • resinViscous plant secretion
  • latexMilky plant-derived polymer
  • nectarFloral sugar water

pitch · amber · honeydew · snail slime · mud · clay · peat · bog · swamp · marsh

Opposites
flow rate/intensity

oozingsgushings

Rapid abundant outflows

torrents · spurts · floods · jets · surges

direction of flow

oozingsabsorptions

Acts of taking in

soakings · inflows · intakes · inhalations · imbibing

presence of discharge

oozingsdryness

Absence of moisture

aridity · blockages · stoppages · sealings · containment

Family

oozing

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G