steep
/stiːp/ verb C2- To soak or wet thoroughly. · They steep skins in a tanning solution to create leather.· The tea is steeping.
- To make tea (or other beverages) by soaking leaves in water, which flavors the water.
- To imbue with something; to immerse deeply in. · a town steeped in history
He/she/it steeps · Past steeped · Past participle steeped · -ing form steeping
Verb forms
- Base form
- steep
- He/she/it
- steeps
- Past
- steeped
- Past participle
- steeped
- -ing form
- steeping
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On the left were the steep red sandstone cliffs, so near the track in places that a mare of less steadiness than the sorrel might have tried the nerves of the people behind her.
A WOLF saw a Goat feeding at the summit of a steep precipice, where he had no chance of reaching her.
The sides were so steep that none of them could climb down, and for a moment it seemed that their journey must end.
The Ass, as long as he traveled along the plain, carried his load with ease, but when he began to ascend the steep path of the mountain, felt his load to be more than he could bear.
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