leaking

present participle of leak
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaking
Verb
  • Read All About It A Missouri woman was sentenced to more than four years in prison in a brazen and blundering attempt to steal Graceland from the family of Elvis Presley.
    Christian Orozco, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Apple so far has only been able to introduce a few basic AI features on the iPhone while failing to deliver on last year’s promise to deliver a more conversational and versatile version of its often-blundering virtual assistant Siri.
    Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Gucci is clearly embracing jewelry as the characters were dripping with huge pieces, including big ’80s-style earrings.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Something sticky was dripping out of the cabinet.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Martha Edelheit reimagines Gustave Courbet’s studio as a pandemonium of female bodies spilling across beds and fields.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Safely experience it during a sunrise hike with expert guides, beginning with a ride to King Kong Hill before catching the first rays of sunlight spilling over the crater.
    Desiree Norman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And how Christian beliefs about the end of days are seeping into all of our minds.
    Brittany Luse, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Working in concert with The Nature Conservancy, Rulon has adapted his farming methods to prevent pollutants from seeping into the river.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Leaf blowers of any kind may disturb wildlife habitat and contribute to soil erosion by removing organic matter and exposing the top layer of soil.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Rookie quarterback Cam Ward has shown flashes but has already been sacked 15 times, exposing major cracks in Tennessee's offensive line.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The headlines have been trickling out, but one of the biggest takeaways is that the former VP still seems undecided as to what's next for her.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • After slowly trickling out in July, the Air Jordan Mule sneaker loafer has been steadily adding options throughout the summer, with plenty more to come.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rei is talking with her mom on the phone about her burgeoning anime illustrator career.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a little bit of talking past one another, in the sense that Republicans are trying to run a process that is better than [the stablecoin bill had].
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Better to spend your time shouting out the writing that makes your heart sing.
    Maris Kreizman September 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Posts by the group to social media appear to show TSU students shouting at its members, filming them and following along as campus police escorted them off campus.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Leaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaking. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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