Percolate | Mean of percolate in English Dictionary
/ˈpɚkəˌleɪt/
- Verb
- to pass slowly through something that has many small holes in it
- The water percolates [=filters, seeps] through the sand.
- Sunlight percolated down through the trees.
- to spread slowly
- Rumors percolated throughout the town.
- to make (coffee) in a special pot (called a percolator)
- There is nothing like percolating coffee over an open campfire.
- Coffee was percolating on the stove.
- to continue for a long time without obvious activity
- The feud percolated [=simmered] for decades.
- to develop slowly
- Ideas are always percolating [=simmering] in my mind.
