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# seeping

«seeping» in Mova's school dictionary: **flowing slowly through small holes or cracks right now** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb, -ing form of seep (seep, seeps, seeped, seeping); adjective (seeping water)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Seeping means flowing slowly through small holes or cracks right now. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seeping/#m1)

2) As an adjective, seeping describes a liquid that is slowly leaking or soaking through. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seeping/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used to describe slow leaks in stories and life: «water was seeping in», «blood seeping through a bandage» (a first-aid sign that a wound needs more pressure). In science it describes water moving through soil.

### examples

- Water was seeping through the roof into a bucket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seeping/#x1)
- We saw dark water seeping from the bottom of the cooler. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seeping/#x2)
- Blood was seeping through the bandage, so the nurse added another pad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seeping/#x3)
- Cold was seeping through my thin socks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seeping/#x4)
- Seeping water slowly wore a hole in the rock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seeping/#x5)
- Is that juice seeping out of your backpack? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seeping/#x6)
- The smell of toast was seeping under the bedroom door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seeping/#x7)

### note

It is the -ing form of seep; use it after «is / was / were» or as an adjective. Spelling: just add -ing (seep → seeping), no double letter. Seeping is slow; «pouring» or «gushing» is fast. If a cut keeps seeping blood, press on it and tell an adult.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «seeping» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seeping/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.