leaking

leak-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of "leak": allowing liquid or gas to escape through a hole or crack.

  2. 2.

    Disclosing confidential information without authorization.

  3. 3.

    (As an adjective) Describing something that has a leak.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    leaking like a sieve — having many leaks; unable to keep secrets
  • •
    stop the leaking — to fix a leak or prevent information disclosure

Related words

Antonyms: containing, sealing
See also: leak, leaked, leaks
Synonyms: disclosing, dripping, oozing, seeping

Etymology

From Middle English leken, from Old Norse leka ("to drip, leak"), with present participle ending -ing.