oozing

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of ooze

plural oozings

1. countableuncountableSomething that oozes; a seepage.

   A 12-acre field of good, deep land on the farm of Frenchlaw, in Berwickshire, was rendered swampy by springs and oozings of water from the surrounding rising ground being retained upon the clay subsoil.

   1855, Henry Stephens, John Stuart Skinner, The book of the farm, page 320

2. uncountableSynonym of stringing (“defect in 3D printing”).

   One of the side effects of having the hot end set to the optimal temperature for extrusion is oozing.

   2015, Charles Bell, 3D Printing with Delta Printers, page 251

   Synonyms: stringing