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Meaning of seeping

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

seeping

verb

Definitions

  1. To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.

    Example: The water steadily seeped in through the thirl.

  2. To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.

    Example: Fear began to seep into the local community over the contamination of their fishpond.

  3. To diminish or wane away slowly.

    Example: The resistance movement against the invaders had slowly seeped away.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act by which something seeps.

  2. Liquid that has seeped.