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

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

Percolation captures a vast array of phenomena, but the prototypical examples involve fluids, like hot water seeping through a bed of coffee grounds. — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

To prevent moisture from seeping into the TV and causing damage, wipe the TV down one final time with a dry microfiber cloth. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026

Nevermind that by this stage the 48-year-old despot had a seeping abscess on his left leg and could barely walk. — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026