sipe

[ sahyp ]

verb (used without object)

, Scot. and North England.

, siped, sip·ing.

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

Other Words From

• siper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sipe¹

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

Example Sentences

Joana Sipe at Duke pointed out that in the picture, the specimen appears to be covered in flecks of sand.

From Slate

Then O’Connell watched Nick Sipe and Jack Plummer move ahead of him on the depth chart.

From Seattle Times

Many men were coughing up bloody fluid from a condition called swimming-induced pulmonary edema — a potentially life-threatening ailment that is so common among men training in the frigid water at BUD/S that SEALs refer to it casually by the acronym SIPE.

From New York Times

He took as a starting point the estimate by the late Richard Sipe, a former priest and researcher, and confirmed by other studies, that only about 50% of priests abide by their vow of chastity, and that clerics are far more likely to engage in sexual misconduct with adults than children.

From Washington Times

“Why? Because the male, supposedly celibate clergy are the core central power base of the church. If you start exposing the fact, that like Sipe says, 50% have given up on chastity, that’s going to really rock their power to the core.”

From Washington Times