percolate through

percolate through something

[for a liquid] to seep down through something. The water percolated through the coffee grounds too slowly for Fred, who was just dying for a hot cup of the stuff. The water percolated through the subsoil and appeared again at the bottom of the hill.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Stoddard	['stɔdəd]
Toney	['təuni]
Matxin	-	Basque
Lazar	LAH-zahr (Russian, Serbian, Croatian)	Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Beatrice	['bi:ətris]
Shin	sheen	Japanese