leaking

SayLEE-king/ˈliːkɪŋ/

3 meanings of leaking

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of leak. Use this when something is letting liquid or gas escape right now.
The roof was leaking after the heavy rain.
Water kept leaking from the old pipe all night.
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2
noununcountable
The slow escape of liquid or gas through a hole or crack.
Like air slowly escaping from a balloon.
The leaking continued for hours before a plumber arrived.
We stopped the leaking by tightening the valve.
Similarseepage, escape, discharge
3
noununcountableplural
The liquid or gas that has escaped through a hole or crack.
Like the puddle left behind when something drips.
The leaking spread across the kitchen floor before anyone noticed.
They wiped up the leaking with a pile of old towels.
Similarseepage
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leaking is a form of leak

leak, verb: To flow out slowly through a hole or crack that should be closed. Full entry

Forms: leakleaks he/she/itleaking -ing formleaked past tense, past participle
Spelling: leak → leaking: add -ing

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