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Liquid in no particular hurry, seeping where it pleases.
means To flow or leak slowly and thickly, or the sluggish muck that does the flowing.
from From Old English 'wos,' meaning juice or sap — the slow-dripping lifeblood of plants, before slime claimed the word.
Deep seaOcean floors are carpeted in fossil ooze.
Double dutyBoth verb and noun, mud and motion.
FigurativeCharisma and menace both ooze convincingly.