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

The important distinction is whether the gasket is merely seeping or actually leaking. — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

The atmosphere persists even when the characters are off the air, as if to suggest that the seeping rot of the show has metastasized into every moment of their lives. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Part of the reason why Joe struggles so much is that fear keeps seeping in. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Lightly spray your cleaner onto a cloth (rather than directly onto the knobs) to prevent excess moisture from seeping into the appliance. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026

When the seal of a flapper, for example, wears away, the seal can’t keep water from seeping out of the tank and into the bowl, which makes your toilet constantly run. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026

The bloodshed returns after another 11-year hiatus, but the spatter is messier, thicker, and darker, seeping into a new vision by Ready or Not directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026

Still, traces of background radioactivity sometimes break the subterranean silence, with that activity piercing through LZ’s mile of protective bedrock or even seeping out of the materials lining the detector’s walls. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

The threat of shattered glass if the bottle breaks, the subsequent odor suffusing all the items in your carryon, liquids seeping dangerously close to electronics—none of it sounds like a good idea. — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026