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

The United States has now named six Chinese AI firms accused of waging industrial-scale attacks distilling US frontier AI model capabilities and perhaps sparing billions in Chinese development costs. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

American companies and government officials have increasingly alleged in recent months that Chinese models are built by distilling American ones. — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

Using his past experience as his touchstone, today at age 59, Arnett makes Tennessee brown whiskey his way, distilling multiple products, proofs and flavors — one sure to hit the mark with his customers. — Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Chinese tech giant ByteDance’s founder reportedly forbade AI researchers from distilling rival models, as scrutiny of the practice causes friction between Washington and Beijing. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Sometimes, though, distilling the best from a simple ingredient can be a long labor of love. — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

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