weeze

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verb

To ooze, exude; drain away; distil gently.

OriginMiddle English wesen ← Old English wēsan ← Proto-West Germanic *wōsijan →
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Meanings

weeze1

verbweeze (third-person singular simple present weezes, present participle weezing, simple past and past participle weezed)

present singular third person weezes · participle present weezing · participle past weezed · past weezed · alternative Scotland weese · alternative Scotland wease

  1. dialectalTo ooze, exude; drain away; distil gently.
  2. dialectalTo moisten; mix with water.

Weeze2

proper noun
  1. A municipality in Kleve district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*wōsijan“to ooze”
  2. Old Englishwēsan“to steep, ooze”
  3. Middle Englishwesen
  4. Englishweeze

From Middle English wesen, from Old English wēsan (“to steep, ooze”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōsijan (“to ooze”).

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APA

weeze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weeze

MLA

“weeze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weeze. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weeze,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weeze.

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