Seeping — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

leaking out slowly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈiːpɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈiːpɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈiːpɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈiːpɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ooze oozy oozing seep

Parts of Speech

verb	pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
adjective	leaking out slowly

Word Forms

seepage	noun	the process of seeping
ooze	noun	the process of seeping
oozing	noun	the process of seeping

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sickert

allmählich passieren oder durch oder wie durch kleine Öffnungen austreten

🇫🇷French

suintant

passer progressivement ou fuir à travers ou comme à travers de petites ouvertures

🇪🇸Spanish

filtrando

pasar gradualmente o filtrarse a través o como a través de pequeñas aberturas

🇮🇹Italian

filtrante

passare gradualmente o fuoriuscire attraverso o come attraverso piccole aperture

🇳🇱Dutch

sijpelt

geleidelijk passeren of door of als door kleine openingen lekken

🇵🇹Portuguese

vazando

passar gradualmente ou vazar através ou como se fosse através de pequenas aberturas

🇷🇺Russian

просачивающийся

проходят постепенно или просачиваются через небольшие отверстия или как бы через них

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रिसाव

धीरे-धीरे गुज़रें या रिसें या मानो छोटे-छोटे छिद्रों से गुज़रें

🇧🇩Bengali

সিপিং

ধীরে ধীরে পাস বা ফুটো মাধ্যমে বা ছোট খোলার মাধ্যমে যদি

🇮🇳Tamil

கசிவு

படிப்படியாக அல்லது சிறிய திறப்புகள் வழியாக அல்லது கசிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

సీపింగ్

క్రమంగా లేదా లీక్ ద్వారా లేదా చిన్న ఓపెనింగ్స్ ద్వారా వెళుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

सीपिंग

हळूहळू जाणे किंवा गळती होणे किंवा लहान छिद्रांमधून जाणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સીપિંગ

ધીમે ધીમે પસાર થાય છે અથવા નાના છિદ્રોમાંથી પસાર થાય છે અથવા જાણે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋರುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಹಾದುಹೋಗು ಅಥವಾ ಸೋರಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಣ್ಣ ತೆರೆಯುವಿಕೆಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴുകുന്നു

ക്രമേണ കടന്നുപോകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചെറിയ തുറസ്സുകളിലൂടെ ഒഴുകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੀਪਿੰਗ

ਹੌਲੀ-ਹੌਲੀ ਲੰਘੋ ਜਾਂ ਲੀਕ ਹੋਵੋ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਛੋਟੇ ਖੁੱਲਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیپنگ

آہستہ آہستہ گزریں یا لیک ہو جائیں یا جیسے چھوٹے سوراخوں سے گزریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

渗漏

逐渐通过或泄漏或好像通过小开口

🇯🇵Japanese

滲み出る

徐々に通過する、または小さな開口部を通って、またはあたかもそこから漏れるかのように漏れる

🇰🇷Korean

스며드는

점차적으로 통과하거나 작은 구멍을 통해 누출되는 것처럼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rỉ ra

đi dần dần hoặc rò rỉ qua hoặc như thể xuyên qua các lỗ nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ซึม

ค่อยๆ ผ่านไป หรือรั่วไหลผ่าน หรือเหมือนผ่านช่องเล็กๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

merembes

lewat secara bertahap atau bocor melalui atau seolah-olah melalui lubang kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

tumatagos

unti-unting dumaan o tumutulo o parang sa maliliit na siwang

🇲🇾Malay

meresap

melepasi secara beransur-ansur atau bocor melalui atau seolah-olah melalui bukaan kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتسرب

تمر تدريجيا أو تتسرب من خلال أو كما لو كانت من خلال فتحات صغيرة

🇮🇷Persian

تراوش

به تدریج عبور کند یا از طریق یا از طریق سوراخ های کوچک نشت کند

🇹🇷Turkish

sızıntı

yavaş yavaş geçer veya içinden sızar veya sanki küçük açıklıklardan geçer gibi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מחלחל

לעבור בהדרגה או לדלוף דרך או כאילו דרך פתחים קטנים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'seeping'?

The primary meaning of 'seeping' is 'pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings'.

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Using 'seeping' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'seeping' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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