Synonyms of seeping

seeping

verb

present participle of seep

as in dripping

to flow forth slowly through small openings

water seeping through the basement walls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dripping
• flowing
• oozing
• percolating
• bleeding
• exuding
• weeping
• sweating
• transuding
• trickling
• straining
• emanating
• emitting
• dribbling
• springing
• giving off
• venting
• discharging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pouring
• flooding
• streaming
• surging
• gushing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seeping

Residents from Minnesota to Washington, DC, told CNN the noxious air has disrupted their lives, seeping into everything from their health and leisure to their businesses and family life. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

One sure swing cannot put a permanent end to the joy seeping through the ballpark and the city. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Essentially, these function as drains for your windows, keeping water from seeping into the wood of your window frame and causing rot. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 10 July 2026

Margaret’s attic, though blessedly private, was also hot in the summer, the best efforts of its in-window air conditioner insufficient for the heat that had been seeping upward all afternoon. — Literary Hub, 29 June 2026

It was cracked, with water seeping through, and the fix was an expensive headache. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Nothing about it was science fiction; AI has been seeping into wealth management for years. — Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

That ensures the polyurea layers adhere to one another and form a solid mass, blocking water from seeping through. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 June 2026

The machine whirs to life, the smell of hot plastic slowly seeping into the air. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026