seep
verb
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seeped;
seeping;
seeps
Definition of seep
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
water seeped in through a crack
2a
: to enter or penetrate slowly
fear of nuclear war had seeped into the national consciousness— Tip O'Neill
b
: to become diffused or spread
a sadness seeped through his being— Agnes S. Turnbull
seep
nounDefinition of seep (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: a spot where a fluid (such as water, oil, or gas) contained in the ground oozes slowly to the surface and often forms a pool
b
: a small spring
2
: seepage
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Other Words from seep
Noun
seepy
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adjective
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adjective
Synonyms for seep
Synonyms: Verb
bleed, exude, ooze, percolate, strain, sweat, transude, weep
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Examples of seep in a Sentence
Verb
Blood was seeping through the bandage. The chemicals seeped into the ground.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
After Billy realizes that the dachshund is stuffed, the story ends, with his host beaming creepily at him and poison seeping through his limbs. — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, "Taxidermy Is a Metaphor for Our Time," 21 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, cook peaches over direct heat until grill marks form and juice starts to seep from the fruit, about five minutes. — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, "Dry-rubbed chops pair perfectly with grilled, in-season peaches," 7 Aug. 2019 But like the first debates, held in June, the field is simply too large and the format too unwieldy for a lot of substance to seep through. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "CNN finally got the fights it wanted in the second Democratic debate," 31 July 2019 Water poured from the ceiling at the Virginia Square Metro station, drivers stood trapped on top of their cars and water has reportedly started to seep into the basement of the White House. — Washington Post, "Hereās what D.C. looked like this morning after an intense downpour," 8 July 2019 Jazz seeped out of clubs, under doors, and through windows, coating the streets in black neighborhoods in a thick haze of blues and swing. — Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press, "'Jazz from Detroit': Exclusive excerpt from new book about city's remarkable jazz legacy," 30 June 2019 And Grammys showrunner Ken Ehrlich marveled at how the musicianās love of his hometown seeped through every song. — Hanna Krueger, nola.com, "āWe donāt do pity parties. We do partiesā: New Orleans sends Dr. John off in style," 22 June 2019 No one in the building was hurt, luckily, and the fire was extinguished, but copious amounts of water had seeped through the walls. — Lonnie Firestone, Glamour, "It Took a Fire in My Building to Understand Marie Kondo's Method," 15 Jan. 2019 White supremacy also has seeped into local debates as the city has sought to transform the Alamo site in recent years. — Brian Chasnoff, ExpressNews.com, "āA Perfect Stormā ā online hate and political winds whip up white supremacy," 10 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The idea here was to do something like locate a shipwreck or a natural methane seep. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "XPRIZE selects winners of autonomous seafloor-mapping competition," 1 June 2019 How rainfall and groundwater seep in can also build up pressure and lead to cracks and collapses. — Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "A cliff collapse. Three deaths. More bluff failures expected with rising seas," 9 Aug. 2019 The springs range in flow from steady trickles that drain into green seeps to icy founts that gush from solid rock, carving gullies and fostering thick forests. — Mare Czinar, azcentral, "Forest hike near Payson leads to a shady tangle of springs," 26 July 2019 The seep occurred in an oil field where Chevron uses a process called steam injection to extract underground crude oil. — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, "A major Kern County oil spill in environmentally conscious California," 17 July 2019 The seep out of the ground where Chevron injects steam to extract oil has been happening on and off since May. The state has issued Chevron a notice of violation ordering it to stop steam injections around the area where the seep was occurring. — USA TODAY, "Penal farm to produce farm, music under the sea: News from around our 50 states," 16 July 2019 What little remains of the life-giving liquid trickles from salty seasonal seeps, languishes in pockets as underground lakes, or sits frozen in sheets of ice. — National Geographic, "Rivers may have flowed on Mars for longer than anyone realized," 27 Mar. 2019 The precious presence of water is a fickle one, requiring a micro-filtration device to eek out ounces rather than gallons from seeps and springs often frequented by wildlife. — Peter Reese, Popular Mechanics, "4 Reasons Why You Need To Hike the Sonoran Desert," 2 May 2018 Protections also were added for methane seeps, undersea areas where the gas leaking out of the ocean bottom helps sustain sea life. — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, "Conservationists, West Coast bottom fishermen embrace āgrand bargainā," 16 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'seep.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for seep
seep
verb
English Language Learners Definition of seep
: to flow or pass slowly through small openings in something
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seep
verb
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seeped;
seeping
Kids Definition of seep
: to flow slowly through small openings
Water seeped into the basement.
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