Leaking (verb)

1. To let a liquid or gas escape through a hole or crack.
2. To disclose secret or confidential information.

Origin:

1590s, from leak (n.) + -ing.

Examples:

1. The pipe was leaking and had to be fixed.
2. He discovered that the roof was leaking during a heavy rain.
3. The boat was leaking and had to be pumped out regularly.
4. The news of the merger was leaked to the press.
5. The company's financial records were leaked to the public.