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/siːp/ · verb
(intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc..
Water has seeped through the roof.
The water steadily seeped in through the thirl.
Woe seeped through her heart thinking of what had befallen their ethnic group.
Fear began to seep into the local community over the contamination of their fishpond.
The resistance movement against the invaders had slowly seeped away.
The crack is seeping water.
If the crack is seeping water, the foam totally stops the leakage.
Just when I thought I was done checking it over, I smelled coolant....remove the engine cover and bam! 1 inch crack is seeping coolant!
Use seep when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Seep means (intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc..
Common synonyms include leak, ooze.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Water has seeped through the roof.
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