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noun

leaking

LEE-kihng
noun
1
The act of letting liquid, gas, or information escape.
"The plumber traced the leaking to a cracked joint."

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In plain EnglishThe ongoing act or process of leaking.

Common pairings
stop the leaking leaking roof leaking pipe

Word Forms

leakings plural

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