Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigThe word 'leaking' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is commonly used to describe the act of liquid or gas escaping from a container or enclosed space. Example: The sink in the bathroom is leaking, we need to call a plumber to fix it.
Dictionary
leaking
noun
The act by which something leaks.
Exact(60)
Assange calls the site "an uncensorable system for untraceable mass document leaking and public analysis," and a government or company that wanted to remove content from WikiLeaks would have to practically dismantle the Internet itself.
The Met said in a statement: "The Metropolitan police's directorate of professional standards consulted the Crown Prosecution Service about the alleged leaking of information by a police officer from Operation Weeting.
Twelve months later it went to Chelsea Manning, Bradley as he was then, who this year was sentenced to 35 years in jail for leaking state secrets.
There have been accusations and counter-accusations: who is leaking intelligence, who is a fifth columnist".
The Guardian's 2012 person of the year vote has concluded and the winner, after some rather fishy voting patterns that belied earlier reader comments on the poll, is Bradley Manning, the US whistleblower on trial for leaking state secrets.
The former Scottish secretary, Alistair Carmichael, is being investigated by parliament's ethics watchdog after admitting he approved the leaking of an official Whitehall memo intended to damage Nicola Sturgeon.
Police Scotland are also looking into whether any crime was committed in the leaking of the memo.
As a teenager on the tour, "constantly staying in host families", wearing "those little white skirts" on court, Croft was "so terrified of leaking" that her mum sent her "this hideous pair [of underwear], like a shower cap.
He was suspended from his post in March – on the order of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – and put under internal investigation for leaking a confidential UN document.
The former Scottish secretary Alistair Carmichael denied leaking a memo to the Daily Telegraph in April.
Thus, save for Snowden's leaking, we the people are excluded from the information we need and the opportunity we deserve to keep our representatives and agents in check.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com