leach
verb (used with object)
to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
was leaching
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past progressiveof leach.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He also had a delusion that ink was leaching from his prison uniform into his body and making his prison wristband change color, Nadkarni said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Ann Arbor's water system does not contain lead pipes, but until 1986, its copper pipes were joined with lead-based solder, and there was lingering concern that the lead was leaching into the school district's water.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2021
But Newark changed course after the study found that lead was leaching into the water because of ineffective corrosion treatment at the city’s Pequannock plant.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2018
Farmer did the business again and explained that the over-saturated ground was leaching water into the tank.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 30, 2016
His hair didn’t look quite so dark, as if the color was leaching out.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
