- present participle of filter.
filtering
Example Sentences
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I realized I was nervous and not filtering my words very well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
It holds huge amounts of water, slowing rain as it moves downhill, reducing flooding and filtering out sediment before it reaches the reservoir.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Yet when it comes to the ways AI is filtering into Americans’ jobs, many workers are looking at a trickle so far, rather than a flood.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
While government measures have softened the hit from surging oil costs, policymakers expect higher energy prices to start filtering through to a wider array of consumer goods over the summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
“For a year perhaps,” I said, “not forever. Who could endure such a filtering of sunlight and fresh air as they do?”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
