- 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
Scientists have long thought that worker bees help shield queens from contamination by filtering harmful substances out of the food they provide.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
In the stone galleries the people were gathered in clusters and groups filtering up into shadows among the blue hills.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
