1. the process of passing something through a filter

1. passing a liquid or gas through a filter to remove impurities
Usage: present participle of filter
2. gradually moving through or into something
Usage: present participle of filter
3. selecting or removing certain elements from information or data
Usage: present participle of filter; computing

Examples

• She is filtering the coffee to remove the grounds.
• Sunlight was filtering through the curtains.
• The system is filtering spam emails automatically.
• Water filtering removes harmful bacteria and chemicals.
• News was filtering in about the election results.
• The filtering process takes about ten minutes.
• He’s filtering the search results by date.