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Meanings of seepage in English
Synonyms
Examples for "oozing"
Examples for "oozing"
1
Dessert is best served with rich chocolate sauce oozing all over it.
2
She approached me and extended her hand, a motion oozing feminine grace.
3
I felt my anger oozing from me; for this was strictly just.
4
I can feel the cold sweat oozing out at the bare thought.
5
He was oozing away like a fat old pine-tree in London town.
1
Also written ooze, Mrs Quirk's word is still common in rural Scotland.
2
The icy waters, the ooze and mud of the river seemed preferable.
3
Mr Livingstone's statements and unapologetic stances ooze contempt for the Jewish community.
4
Though the ooze was soft the bird did not sink into it.
5
My fist sank through the shell; a cold, sticky ooze spurted out.
Usage of seepage in English
1
Ten years of water seepage has a way of obliterating soil differences.
2
They seal the tunnels against air and water seepage as they go.
3
Handmaidens came forward to withdraw shawls drenched with sweat and other seepage.
4
There are significant risks posed by things like wind, leaks and seepage.
5
When an egg breaks, the seepage can be contained in one pack.
6
The water tanks were flavored with the seepage from neighboring compartments.
7
It's something malleable and prone to seepage from those we regard.
8
Only two patients developed rectal cuff infection and three mild seepage.
9
Removing those coverings increased the flow from seepage to a trickle.
10
The miners have no food but there is natural water seepage into the mine.
11
When the seepage had closed, the cylinders were entirely closed except at the surface.
12
The groundwater seepage has delayed Tepco's clean-up and may undermine the entire decommissioning process.
13
There were leaks, seepage of recalls, but they were not enough to help him.
14
Down there in the cells, when I told her that, she called it seepage.
15
Pumps were working steadily, drawing seepage water from the excavation.
16
Belay StrategyBuild belays on ledges that contain snowpatches or seepage.
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