- present participle of filter.
filtering
Example Sentences
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“The lagged pass-through of higher energy, logistics and imported input costs from Gulf War shocks are still filtering through to prices,” the economists add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Both Rubis and ATF Fuels said recent drops in wholesale costs were now filtering through to local forecourts in Guernsey and Jersey.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Like the living room, the bedroom is painted the same flat white but the quality of the eastern light filtering into the bedroom casts a buttery glow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
These cells appear to improve attention by filtering out distractions and directing the brain toward the most important information.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
The only remaining possibility was that he had walked past the turnoff while I was down at the pond filtering water, but this seemed manifestly improbable.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
