English-Finnish translations for seep

• tihkua
• vuotaa
  Yhteisestä talousarviostamme vuotaa jatkuvasti miljardeja euroja epäilyttäviä teitä tai varoja jaellaan päämäärättömästi kaikkialle. Billions of euros from our common budget continue to seep out into dubious channels or are cast aimlessly to the four winds.
  Katto vuotaa.
  Veneen pohja vuotaa.

Definition of seep

• To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc
• To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse
• To diminish or wane away slowly
• A small spring, pool, or other spot where liquid from the ground has oozed to the surface; a place of seeping
• The seeping away of a liquid, etc

Examples

• Water has seeped through the roof
• The water steadily seeped in through the thirl
• Woe seeped through her heart thinking of what had befallen their ethnic group
• Fear began to seep into the local community over the contamination of their fishpond
• The resistance movement against the invaders had slowly seeped away

Related words

• seepage
• seepweed
• seep out
• seep through
• seep in
• seepage flow
• seepage water
• seeping well
• alkali seepweed