Ooze \Ooze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oozed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oozing}.] [Prov. Eng. weeze, wooz. See {Ooze}, n.] 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. Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed out; his courage oozed out.