sipe

[ sahyp ]
/ saɪp /

verb (used without object), siped, sip·ing.Scot. and North England.

(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.

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Origin of sipe

before 900; perhaps continuing Old English sīpian; cognate with Dutch zijpen,Middle Low German sīpen.See seep

OTHER WORDS FROM sipe

siper, noun

Words nearby sipe

Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Sioux State, Sioux War, sip, sipe, Siphnos, siphon, siphonage, siphonapterous, siphon bottle
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