Definition

Adjective: - Leaking out slowly: Describes a liquid or substance that is passing gradually through small openings, pores, or cracks.

Usage

The adjective "seeping" is used to describe the slow, often barely noticeable, escape or movement of a substance, typically a liquid. It emphasizes a gradual, oozing process rather than a rapid flow.

Examples

• The basement walls were damp from seeping groundwater.
• A seeping wound requires careful cleaning and bandaging.
• They noticed a seeping odor of gas in the kitchen and called for help immediately.

Advanced Usage

• "seeping through": Often used with the preposition "through" to specify the medium the substance is passing through.
  • Water was seeping through the cracks in the old ceiling.

Variants and Related Words

• Seep (verb): To flow or pass slowly through small openings.
  • Oil began to seep from the engine.
• Seepage (noun): The process of seeping; the quantity of liquid that has seeped.
  • Engineers monitored the seepage from the dam.

Synonyms

• Oozing: Flowing or leaking out slowly and steadily.
• Percolating: Filtering or spreading gradually through a porous substance.
• Exuding: Discharging slowly and steadily, often used for liquids or smells.

Antonyms

• Gushing: Flowing out suddenly and copiously.
• Gushing: Flowing out suddenly and copiously.
• Flooding: Overflowing or covering with a large, rapid flow of water.

Adjective

1. leaking out slowly