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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Filtering"

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Word	Definition
filtratenoun	The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from other fractions of the original material.
filter outverb	(transitive) To selectively remove part of something.
percolateverb	(transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
permeateverb	(transitive) To enter and spread through; to pervade.
tricklenoun	(transitive) to pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.
sink inverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To become completely known, felt, or understood.
strainnoun	(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
dribblenoun	(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.
separate outverb	(ambitransitive) To separate, or become separated, by removal from a larger group or mass.
filtrationnoun	The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
infiltrationnoun	The act of secretly entering a physical location and/or organization.
seepagenoun	The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.)
leaknoun	A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
seepingnoun	The act by which something seeps.
leakagenoun	An act of leaking, or something that leaks.
leakingnoun	The act by which something leaks.
screeningnoun	The showing of a film, typically by projecting it on a screen.
cleanernoun	A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows.
blebnoun	A bubble, such as in paint or glass.
cleanersnoun	A professional laundry or dry cleaner.