percolate

This happens because carbon dioxide from the air dissolves in rainwater to form carbonic acid - this then percolates through the rock and reacts with it, causing it to dissolve.

When it rains, water percolates into the ground naturally, where it isn’t shunted into storm drains and concrete channels.

Instead of percolating below the surface, water starts flowing downhill — picking up rocks and debris on in its way, Kean said.

As the administration’s failure to comply with the funding order percolated outward into the political sphere, Democrats and other critics began raising alarms about the administration bucking court edicts.

Instead of percolating below the surface, water starts flowing downhill — picking up rocks and debris in its wake, Kean said.