Main Entry:

¹seep

Pronunciation:

\ˈsēp\

Function:

intransitive verb

Etymology:

alteration of earlier sipe, from Middle English sipen, from Old English sipian; akin to Middle Low German sipen to seep

Date:

1790

1: to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze <water seeped in through a crack>2 a: to enter or penetrate slowly <fear of nuclear war had seeped into the national consciousness — Tip O'Neill> b: to become diffused or spread <a sadness seeped through his being — Agnes S. Turnbull>