Seep Definition
sēp
seeped, seeping, seeps
verb
seeped, seeping, seeps
To leak, drip, or flow out slowly through small openings or pores; ooze.
Webster's New World
To enter, depart, or become diffused gradually.
The importance of the situation finally seeped into my brain. The news seeped out bit by bit.
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noun
seeps
A place where water, oil, etc. oozes from the ground to form a pool.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Moisture that seeps out; a seepage.
Wiktionary
A seafloor vent.
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Origin of Seep
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Variant of sipe, from Middle English sipen, from Old English sipian, from Proto-Germanic *sīpōną, frequentative of *sīpaną (compare Middle Dutch sīpen 'to drip', archaic German seifen 'to trickle blood'), from Proto-Indo-European *seib, *sib- 'to pour out, drip, trickle' (compare Latin sēbum 'suet, tallow', Ancient Greek εἴβω (eíbō) 'to drop, drip').
From Wiktionary
Alteration of dialectal sipe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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