[V+adv./prep.] (especially of liquids) to flow slowly and in small quantities through sth or into sth:
Blood was beginning to seep through the bandages. * Water seeped from a crack in the pipe. * (figurative) Gradually the pain seeped away.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is seep a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, seep is tagged as verb.
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