percolate

verb

ˈpər-kə-ˌlāt How to pronounce percolate (audio)
Definition of percolatenext
as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings water percolating through the coffee filter

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Recent Examples of percolate Other records from the district and the state describe how most of the water percolated into the ground, evaporated into hot, dry air, or drained off fields into scrubland and desert. — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026 The bill has been percolating in Washington for several months as a variety of interest groups duke it out over its impact on America’s AI lead. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 June 2026 The company is actively exploring opportunities to expand its 48-volt mild hybrid architecture, which is likely to percolate throughout the lineup over time. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 18 June 2026 The Ladeiras let the idea of creating their own farmstay experience percolate for a number of years. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for percolate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolate
  1. drip
  2. seep
  3. flow
  4. ooze
  5. exude
  6. weep
  7. bleed
Verb
  • The couple has to regularly wipe down the exterior and drip tray, remove and clean the nozzles and sanitize the soda lines using a beverage line cleaner.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • The shots are busy with equipment—boom mikes, bulb-flashes, wires and cables dripping like innards or snakes, the hungry Cyclopean eye of a mounted camera.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Definition of drip
Verb
  • Adding something as simple as a hedge near a river slows down water and gives it time to seep deep into the ground.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Blood was still dripping from my head and both elbows, and my shirt was soaked in blood, which was now seeping into my pants.
    — Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026
Definition of seep
Verb
  • After Klee announced his death on July 25, tributes flowed on social media for the little dog whose cancer diagnosis was revealed in May.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Quixotic aerialists twisted, turned and unfolded above the crowd, using flowing fabric and butterfly-inspired movements to mirror the creatures being celebrated.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of flow
Verb
  • The slightly musky, your-skin-but-better fragrance oozes an expensive, sophisticated air.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 July 2026
  • The sight of a dough puffing, cheese oozing out its side, becoming browned and crispy…who cannot be swayed?
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026
Definition of ooze
Verb
  • The doll exudes holiday glam in her floor-length, bold-red dress (reading as timeless and not tacky, courtesy of a sweetheart neckline, oversized bow detail, and voluminous skirt).
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • In 2026, our feline friends exude main character energy, with backstories, personality arcs and devoted fanbases that nine lives can barely handle.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of exude
Verb
  • Clancy, 35, wept at the defense table as ex-husband Patrick Clancy and other witnesses testified last week about the killings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Maxwell, a fiction editor at The New Yorker, drew upon his own awed discovery of France in 1948; the novel’s opening paragraphs show one of the protagonists weeping at the sight of the French shore.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of weep
Verb
  • At Duke University Hospital, these patients may be trauma patients in car accidents, patients receiving liver transplants and pregnant patients with bleeding.
    — Eva Flowe July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • His teacher grabbed him and ran him bleeding down the halls, in circles, screaming through the school until help caught up.
    — Gabriel Winslow-Yost, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Definition of bleed

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