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leaking like a sieve

leaking like a sieve is the present participle and gerund of leak like a sieve.

Meaning of leak like a sieve

Verb

leak like a sieve (third-person singular simple present leaks like a sieve, present participle leaking like a sieve, simple past and past participle leaked like a sieve)

  1. (informal, simile) To be very leaky.

Questions about leaking like a sieve

What is leaking like a sieve the present participle and gerund of?
Leaking like a sieve is the present participle and gerund of leak like a sieve.

Words near leaking like a sieve in the dictionary

  1. leakily
  2. leakin'
  3. leakiness
  4. leakinesses
  5. leaking
  6. leaking like a sieve
  7. leaking out
  8. leakings
  9. leakless
  10. leaklessness
  11. leakproof

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