- present participle of leak.
leaking
Example Sentences
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Water companies in England and Wales lose more than 3bn litres every day through leaking pipes - approximately a fifth of all the water put into supply, external.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
He also had to fix a leaking roof.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The military’s reasoning was that leaking some of the information about these interplanetary conflicts might reduce the shock to the public the day the real revelations came.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Importantly, the immune signals caused by leaking mitochondrial DNA and RNA were still present.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Little percussive hisses of music were leaking from his ears.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
