seeps
Escapes through pores
Seeps is the third-person singular form of seep, meaning to ooze or pass slowly through small openings.
Liquid seeps through cracks; moisture seeps into basements.
Figuratively, influence or emotion seeps gradually: Doubt seeps into even the most confident minds.
As a noun, seeps are places where water or oil emerges slowly from the ground: natural gas seeps, oil seeps along the coastline.
Thin, slow stream
- oozeSeep gradually out
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- percolateFilter through gradually
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
diffuse · spread · penetrate · soak · absorb · saturate · suffuse · infuse
Suggest without directly stating
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- pervadeSpread throughout completely
- permeateSpread through entirely
spread · infuse · invade · encroach · influence · doubt · fear · dread
Liquid falling slowly
- faucetValve controlling water flow
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
gasket · valve · joint · sealant · corrosion · rupture · hole · plumber
Mild presence of water
- wetnessState of being soaked
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
dew · waterlogged · saturated · soggy · dank · clammy · swampy · marshy
trickle
Thin, slow stream
infiltrate · diffuse · spread · penetrate · soak · absorb · saturate · suffuse · infuse · imbue
viscous
Thick and slow-flowing
tar · mud · goo · mucus · pus · wound · blister · sore · discharge · exude
insinuate
Suggest without directly stating
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- pervadeSpread throughout completely
permeate · spread · infuse · invade · encroach · influence · doubt · fear · dread · suspicion
drip
Liquid falling slowly
fissure · gasket · valve · joint · sealant · corrosion · rupture · hole · plumber · patch
dampness
Mild presence of water
- wetnessState of being soaked
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
humidity · dew · waterlogged · saturated · soggy · dank · clammy · swampy · marshy · mildew
- natural water sourcesspring, waterfall, creek, brook, pond
- water sourcesriver, lake, rain, well, pond
- desert hydrologywadis, oases, arroyos, playas, wells
- microhabitatsmicrohabitat, tree hollows, tide pool, rock crevices, leaf litter
- weeping springs
- Anaerobic Processesanaerobic respiration, anaerobe, glycolysis, fermentation, denitrification