seep

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /siːp/

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Verb

Plain form seep

Third-person singular seeps

Past tense seeped

Past participle seeped

Present participle seeping

1. (intransitive) If a liquid or gas seeps out of where it was held, or into where it doesn't belong, it moves slowly in small amounts.
   • Synonyms: leak and drip

   She noticed blood seeping out of the bandage on his finger.

   The chill of the air started to seep in under the thickness of his coat.

   The truth only began to seep out weeks later, after the police had stopped looking.

Noun

Singular seep

Plural seeps

1. (countable) A seep is a spring or a place where liquid or oil comes out in small amounts.
   • Synonyms: leak and spring

   The plants were fed by seeps in the cliff walls.

Related words

• seepage