Definition of "seep" [seep]

• To pass slowly through small openings or pores; ooze. (verb-intransitive)
• To enter, depart, or become diffused gradually. (verb-intransitive)
• A spot where water or petroleum trickles out of the ground to form a pool. (noun)
• Seepage. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "He paused again, letting the name seep into the minds of those assembled and waiting for the general reaction."
• "One long hot breath followed by another causes clouds to seep from the bell."
• "As he climbed to a higher altitude, the chemical continued to seep from the plane."