SEEP

I. intransitive verb Etymology: alteration of earlier sipe, from Middle English sipen, from Old English sipian; akin to Middle Low German sipen to ~ Date: 1790 to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings ; ooze , 2. to enter or penetrate slowly , to become diffused or spread , II. noun Date: 1824 1. a spot where a fluid (as water, oil, or gas) contained in the ground oozes slowly to the surface and often forms a pool, a small spring, ~age , ~y adjective