Oozed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              The latent rill, scare oozing through the grass.
                                                    --Thomson.
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     2. Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed
        out; his courage oozed out.
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