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seep
[ seep ]
verb (used without object)
- to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance:
Water seeps through cracks in the wall.
- (of ideas, methods, etc.) to enter or be introduced at a slow pace:
The new ideas finally seeped down to the lower echelons.
- to become diffused; permeate:
Fog seeped through the trees, obliterating everything.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to seep; filter:
The vodka is seeped through charcoal to purify it.
noun
- moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- a small spring, pool, or other place where liquid from the ground has oozed to the surface of the earth.
seep
/ ː /
verb
- intr to pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings; ooze
noun
- a small spring or place where water, oil, etc, has oozed through the ground
- another word for seepage
Word History and Origins
Origin of seep1
Word History and Origins
Origin of seep1
Example Sentences
This constant flow comes as groundwater seeps and gushes from springs that run through the heart of the mountain.
We didn’t get the blood to reliably seep through the fabric in time for it to be a stage effect.
Score the ham: Cutting shallow slashes across the surface creates more surface area for caramelization and helps the glaze seep into every nook.
“None of the horror or the trauma of it seeped into me in the way it did for some of the others.”
It can also make employees more productive, since financial stress can seep into their day-to-day life.
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