PERCOLATING Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

percolating

verb

present participle of percolate

as in dripping

to flow forth slowly through small openings water percolating through the coffee filter

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Recent Examples of percolating Signs of the Republican Party’s anti-Indian turn have been percolating for years. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026 The power changeup that has been percolating through baseball ever since Félix Hernández and Zack Greinke dominated with the pitch seems to have reverse-platoon splits, according to the model. — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 As for right now, recent career developments are still percolating and asking you to sit with the gravity of a decision that will surely upend certain aspects of your life, and opportunities to share your intellectual output are growing. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 Georgia is the most recent state to endorse the concept that’s been percolating across the country in recent years. — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Riley’s frustration with player availability seems to have been percolating for several years. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 Chatter about an Emi spinoff started percolating even before Netflix announced in May that Season 5 of The Lincoln Lawyer will be its last. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 The project began percolating after the band learned in January that a cache of 16-track, two-inch master tapes from those sessions had unexpectedly surfaced for sale on the online marketplace OfferUp in Orange County, Ca. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 July 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for percolating

Verb

She’s surrounded by a herd of horses and dripping in confidence.

— Robert Lang, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
At the denouement, Kember is completely alone, his flat, narcotized baritone dripping onto the faded guitar notes like melted mercury.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of dripping

Verb

About two-thirds of S&P 500 returns since 2024 have come from 42 AI stocks and almost all of the venture dollars this year are flowing into AI, with some firms nearing trillion-dollar valuations.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
There's a substantial amount of money flowing through the political texting business, and the people sending these messages have financial reasons to keep doing it.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of flowing

Verb

To keep returns low, Daunt shops often placed tiny initial orders, a wan show of confidence that risked seeping down to the fragile economy of the writing life.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Warsh has said his goal is to keep the gas price spike from seeping into more areas of the economy.

— Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of seeping

Verb

This bestseller from Blue Nile distinguishes itself by exuding sheer elegance and managing to straddle the line between soft-spoken and eye-catching.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Inside, the walls are clad in knotty pine, exuding a subtle, earthy aroma.

— Brian Cicioni, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026