percolate
verb (used with object)
to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
has been percolating
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present perfect progressiveof percolate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Discussion about the need for a tradeable market for computing power has been percolating on Wall Street for months.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
Conjecture about ChatGPT’s apparent addiction to the em dash has been percolating online for months.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2025
Dread of the school drop-off line has been percolating for years.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2024
Baker, 65, also not-so-subtly flexed that Edmonds, 64, joined her long-awaited tour as a supporting act — not a co-headliner — amid the drama that has been percolating since early May.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
The idea for a commission has been percolating for nearly two years, backed by members of Congress, advocacy groups representing the bereaved and the former executive director of the 9/11 Commission.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
