seep

UK
/siːp/
US
/sip/

Translations

seepnoun
seeps
pl
UK
/siːp/
US
/sip/
The seep of oil from the engine indicated a potential leak that needed to be fixed.
Le suintement d'huile du moteur indiquait une fuite potentielle qu'il fallait réparer.
sourcesens géologique
The hikers found a small seep in the forest where they could refill their water bottles.
Les randonneurs ont trouvé une petite source dans la forêt où ils ont pu remplir leurs gourdes.
seepverb
seeped
Past Simple
seeped
Past Participle
seeping
Gerund
UK
/siːp/
US
/sip/
se répandresens figuré
The news of the scandal began to seep into the public consciousness.
La nouvelle du scandale a commencé à se répandre dans l'opinion publique.
Water began to seep through the cracks in the basement wall.
L'eau a commencé à s'infiltrer à travers les fissures du mur de la cave.

Definitions

seepnoun
A place where liquid, especially water, oozes slowly out of the ground.
The hikers found a small seep in the forest where they could refill their water bottles.
A slow escape of a liquid or gas through porous material or small holes.
The seep of oil from the engine indicated a potential leak that needed to be fixed.
seepverb
To flow or pass slowly through small openings or pores.
Water began to seep through the cracks in the basement wall.
To become diffused or spread gradually.
The news of the scandal began to seep into the public consciousness.