seeping

present participle of seep

Example Sentences

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeping
Verb
  • In a twist on tailoring, jackets dripping with fringe made their way down the runway at Monse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Zendaya, who was a nominee for her powerful performance on the HBO drama Euphoria, wore a glamorous Prada gown dripping with crystals that was styled by Law Roach.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Oktoberfest vibes continued throughout the ship with more live music, and the pumpkin beer never stopped flowing.
    — ElleAnna Revell, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • That changed a bit earlier this month when the Houthis bombed the Saudi East-West pipeline, temporarily shutting down roughly 7 million barrels of oil flowing to the Red Sea – more than half of which had been diverted from the Strait of Hormuz.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Take Shelton for example, the former four-star recruit is oozing with talent and many around the program are bullish on his upside.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Dragonflies is the kind of sonic-rich adventure oozing with layers of atmospheric soundscape fantasy.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Seeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeping. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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