Antonyms for leaking
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : leek |
| Phonetic Transcription : lik |
Definition of leaking
Origin :- late 15c., from leak (v.) or Old Norse cognate leki. Sense of "revelation of secret information" is from 1950. Meaning "act of urination" is attested from 1934 ("Tropic of Cancer"); but the verb meaning "to piss" is from 1590s: "Why, you will allow vs ne're a Iourden, and then we leake in your Chimney." ["I Hen. IV," II.i.22]
- verb seep; make known
- How long do you suppose he will be here in Plattville without it's leaking out?
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- It was leaking now; the water poured into it between the sprung planks.
- Extract from : « Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies » by Alice B. Emerson
- And at best it was leaking air, so that the decks were a rush of wind.
- Extract from : « Wandl the Invader » by Raymond King Cummings
- The vessel might have fared worse,” said I. “But is she leaking?
- Extract from : « The Cryptogram » by William Murray Graydon
- Upon testing it, it was found that the leaking had been reduced about 50 per cent.
- Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette
- Red buya-juice, was leaking from the corners of their mouths.
- Extract from : « The Great White Tribe in Filipinia » by Paul T. Gilbert
- She arrived a few days ago, leaking, and the owner will sell her for $ 1,800.
- Extract from : « The Call Of The South » by Louis Becke
- This evaporation will make the glands appear as though they were leaking badly.
- Extract from : « Steam Turbines » by Hubert E. Collins
- The Rich Man's black face was leaking a little but not much!
- Extract from : « Fairy Prince and Other Stories » by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
- It all seemed, however, of no use, for the seas washed into her and she was leaking terribly.
- Extract from : « Peter Trawl » by W. H. G. Kingston
Synonyms for leaking
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