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Seep

noun
/siːp/
Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounA small spring, pool, or other spot where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface; a place of seeping.
2.nounMoisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage.
3.nounThe seeping away of a liquid, etc.
4.nounA seafloor vent.
5.verbTo ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.
"The water steadily seeped in through the thirl."
6.verbTo enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.
"Fear began to seep into the local community over the contamination of their fishpond."
7.verbTo diminish or wane away slowly.
"The resistance movement against the invaders had slowly seeped away."

Synonyms

leakoozetricklepercolatefilterosmoseinfiltrateenterpbcdribblepdessepp

Rhymes With

creepweepdeepsweepkeeppeepreapleap
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