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
Milburn	MIL-bərn	English
Andy	AN-dee	English
Adolph	['ædɔlf]
Alfonso	ahl-FON-so (Spanish), ahl-FAWN-so (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
Ellsworth	['elzwə:θ]
VigdÍS	-	Icelandic