siphoning
verb (present participle)UK /ˈsaɪfənɪŋ/
US /ˈsaɪfənɪŋ/
Pulling liquid out of a container and into another place using a tube.
Dad is siphoning the water out of the fish tank into a bucket.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Taking money or resources away from a group little by little, often secretly.
People accused the manager of siphoning funds from the charity.
3. Slowly moving something from one place to another over time.
The company is siphoning customers away from its rivals.
4. The act of using a siphon to move liquid.
Siphoning the fuel from the tank took about ten minutes.