seep

Verb
US[seep]/sip/1 syllable
Synonyms: ooze

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)seeps, seeped, seeping

  1. pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openingsSynonyms: oozeMore general run, flow

Related words seepage noun, ooze noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Seep, or Sipe intransitive verb

Origin: AS. sīpan to distill.

To run or soak through fine pores and interstices; to ooze. Scot. & U. S.

Water seeps up through the sidewalks.— George W. Cable

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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