Emily Dickinson Lexicon

OOZE, v.i. [ooz; the origin of this word is not easily ascertained. In Eth. ውሕዘ signifies to flow. In Amharic, ወዘዐ signifies to sweat. In Ethiopic, ወፅእ signifies to issue, to come or go out, and this is the Heb. יצא. In Sax. wæs is water, G. wasser. These words seem to be nearly allied. See Issue.]

To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the pores of a substance, or through small openings. Water oozes from the earth and through a filter. The latent rill, scarce oozing through the grass. Thomson.