seeping
Meaning of seeping
verb, gerund or present participle
- (of a liquid) flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes.
water began to seep through the soles of his boots
late 18th century: perhaps a dialect form of Old English sīpian ‘to soak’.
Information about seeping
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of seeping
seep-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- seeping is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
seeping synonyms
Meaning oozing:
Meaning (of a fluid) slowly trickle or seep out of something:
Meaning (of a liquid) flow in a small stream:
Meaning (with reference to moisture or a smell) discharge or be discharged slowly and steadily:
Meaning let fall or be so wet as to shed small drops of liquid:
Meaning (of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream:
Meaning (of a liquid, gas, or electricity) move steadily and continuously in a current or stream:
Meaning supply or distribute (something) for use or sale:
Meaning tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation:
Meaning (of a living organism or cell) separate and expel as waste (a substance, especially a product of metabolism):
Meaning break free from confinement or control:
Meaning (of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack:
Meaning (of water or another liquid) flow away from, out of, or into something:
Meaning (of a liquid substance such as dye or colour) seep into an adjacent colour or area:
Meaning exude sweat:
Meaning in a good or satisfactory way:
Meaning (with reference to a soluble chemical or mineral) drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid, especially rainwater:
Meaning pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material:
Meaning (of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance:
Meaning spread throughout (something); pervade:
Meaning make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid:
Meaning (of a fluid, especially blood) flow out from the vessel that naturally contains it into the surrounding area:
Meaning filter:
Meaning (with reference to a fluid) discharge or be discharged gradually through pores in a membrane, especially within the body:
Meaning a mass of cells and fluid that has seeped out of blood vessels or an organ, especially in inflammation:
Words that rhyme with seeping
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