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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sutton['sʌtən]
JoŽEYAW-zheSlovene
JanetteJAN-ət, jə-NETEnglish
Kendall['kendl]
Annushka-Russian
Arcelia-Spanish