as in dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water percolating through the coffee filter
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Recent Examples of percolating
Research has long shown that a constantly percolating stress response strains practically every body part, particularly your heart, which pumps harder and faster to ready you for action.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Feb. 2026
Councilor Ed Flynn then addressed the tension percolating between councilors.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
The idea for a new Help album had been percolating since around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, a secret love affair might be percolating on the back burner.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
This transition has been percolating for about two years as Disney and Kennedy sought a seamless transition.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
But why on earth does the topic of trading Nico Hoerner keep percolating?
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Tisdale French's rep is shooting down the theories percolating online.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Discussion is percolating around new taxes on the ultra-rich and corporate taxes to make up for the cuts on the federal level.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Feb. 2026
Councilor Ed Flynn then addressed the tension percolating between councilors.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
The idea for a new Help album had been percolating since around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, a secret love affair might be percolating on the back burner.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
This transition has been percolating for about two years as Disney and Kennedy sought a seamless transition.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
But why on earth does the topic of trading Nico Hoerner keep percolating?
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Tisdale French's rep is shooting down the theories percolating online.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Discussion is percolating around new taxes on the ultra-rich and corporate taxes to make up for the cuts on the federal level.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolating
Verb
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Medel wedged himself through the strands and handed empty fertilizer bags dripping blue liquid out to Gabriel.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Cue a thunderclap and a statue of Jesus dripping a tear of blood.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Plates of brisket, pulled pork and mac and cheese moved between tables as beers kept flowing.—
Martin Silva Rey,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her Sunnyside restaurant feels like a celebration of cultures, flowing with fruit-forward cocktails, as tables share stews like the red lentil misir humming with heat and warmed with cardamom and cloves.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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Even as water started seeping into the cabins scattered along the riverbank, Edward Eastland insisted the campers stay put and climb to the top bunks, the lawsuit says.—
Hayley Walker,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Schano has been placing buckets and blankets throughout his home to catch the water seeping in.—
Mamie Bah,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Commuter footwear As more and more of us head back to the office for the majority of the week, fashion is responding with work-appropriate footwear oozing with personality.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
10 Feb. 2026
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Fans across the globe loved its authenticity, its complex rhythms, the playfulness oozing out of his collaborations with young musicians from San Juan music schools.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Meghan Markle made a chic red carpet appearance on February 7, exuding Old Hollywood glamour in a solo appearance at the 2026 Fifteen Percent Pledge Gala in Los Angeles.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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Photos which have survived from the time indeed show Argentine players exuding a Latin glamour.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Percolating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolating. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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