n.
Pronunciation: ' s ē p
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: alteration of earlier sipe, from Middle English sipen, from Old English sipian; akin to Middle Low German sipen to seep
Date: 1790
1 : to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : OOZE <water seep ed in through a crack>
2 a : to enter or penetrate slowly <fear of nuclear war had seep ed into the national consciousness ― Tip O'Neill> b : to become diffused or spread <a sadness seep ed through his being ― Agnes S. Turnbull>