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Movement that refuses to commit to a direction, like your motivation on Mondays.
means To flow slowly and thickly, seeping out gradually rather than rushing or pouring.
from From Old English 'wos' meaning juice or sap, which flowed into Middle English 'wose' meaning mud or mire — the word has always been stuck between liquid and sludge, same as the stuff it describes.
- origin
- from old english wos, meaning juice or sap
- physics term
- describes fluids too lazy to flow fast
- geology use
- deep-sea mud made of dead plankton shells
- figurative use
- charm or confidence that leaks rather than announces