Synonyms of distilling

distilling

verb

present participle of distill

1

as in dripping

to fall or let fall in or as if in drops

the basement walls distill water every time it rains heavily

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dripping
• flowing
• pouring
• trickling
• dropping
• sprinkling
• dribbling
• streaming
• rolling
• rippling
• seeping
• running
• bleeding
• weeping
• oozing
• discharging
• drizzling
• riffling
• exuding
• cascading
• guttering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gushing
• spouting
• spurting

2

as in filtering

to remove usually visible impurities from

distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filtering
• clarifying
• refining
• extracting
• cleaning
• fining
• processing
• purifying
• washing
• clearing
• purging
• sifting
• garbling
• rectifying
• cleansing
• leaching
• decontaminating
• sieving
• screening
• disinfecting
• bolting
• elutriating
• sanitizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contaminating
• clouding
• dulling
• muddying
• polluting
• soiling
• dirtying
• tainting
• defiling
• fouling
• sullying
• besmirching
• begriming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of distilling

By distilling commander’s intent through intuitive, natural language commands, Anura scales the Soldier-to-robot ratio, reduces cognitive burden, accelerates training timelines, and enables heads-up, hands-free operation. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Over his 25 years behind the anchor desk at WABC-TV Eyewitness News, the veteran journalist had built a career distilling the details of the most complicated stories with clarity and precision. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Of’s Frans bloomers, made to order from deadstock European fabric; mosaic Murano glasses, created using the Italian millefiori technique—each glass is one of one, distilling centuries of craft into a singular vessel. — Alex Eagle, Vogue, 26 July 2026

Some experts dispute that Moonshot's new Kimi K3 could have been built primarily by distilling Anthropic's Fable, which has not been public for long. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Kahn planned to start distilling the harvest that weekend in her lab, aiming to produce about 300 bottles, which should be ready for Shop Good stores by September. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026

My work became not just watching the Zeitgeist within the company but learning how to contain it—reading through messages, distilling the emotional temperature, and crafting executive responses meant to absorb shock and restore calm. — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Since moving to Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant 10 years ago, founder Melanie Dir has absorbed the historic neighborhood's character—its character and community—eventually distilling those influences into a fragrance brand that debuted this April. — Parizaad Khan Sethi, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2026

The prediction market platform on Thursday launched 13 contracts that let users bet on the outcome of clinical drug trials, distilling the biggest milestones for biotech stocks into a simple yes or no. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 July 2026