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oozling

oozling is the present participle and gerund of oozle.

Meaning of oozle

Verb

oozle (third-person singular simple present oozles, present participle oozling, simple past and past participle oozled)

  1. To sneak; to creep or sidle.
    • The woman regarded me closely, I think for the first time. "Why, hello, Jasper! When did you oozle in?"1924, Harry Leon Wilson -, Professor how Could You!
  2. To flow sinuously; to seep or ooze;
    • The Saint lit his long clay pipe and the smoke oozled up around the puffs on his wig and drifted and sank soothingly about his troubled countenance.1897, The Yale Literary Magazine - Volume 62

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Questions about oozling

What is oozling the present participle and gerund of?
Oozling is the present participle and gerund of oozle.

Words near oozling in the dictionary

  1. oozings
  2. oozle
  3. oozled
  4. Oozlefinch
  5. oozles
  6. oozling
  7. oozlum bird
  8. oozlum birds
  9. oozoid
  10. oozooid
  11. oozooids

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