seep
pronunciation
How to pronounce seep in British English:
UK [si:p]
How to pronounce seep in American English:
US [sip]
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- Verb:
- pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
Word Origin
- seep (v.)
- 1790, variant of sipe (c. 1500), possibly from Old English sipian "to seep," from Proto-Germanic *sip- (cognates: Middle High German sifen, Dutch sijpelen "to ooze"), from PIE root *seib- "to pour out, drip, trickle" (see soap (n.)). Related: Seeped; seeping.
Example
- 1. It can also seep in from some pesticides and fertilizers .
- 2. No direct threat , yet far-right ideas seep into the mainstream
- 3. The mud and gas seep through faults , eventually erupting at the surface as a mud volcano .
- 4. The upper half of the pit liner is perforated to allow water to seep in and collect at the bottom .
- 5. Strength in the market for rentals is beginning to seep into the more troubled owner-occupied sector .