distilling

intransitive verb distilled, distilling

1. to fall in drops; trickle; drip
2. to undergo distillation
3. to be produced as the essence of something

Origin: ME distillen < OFr distiller < L distillare, for destillare, to trickle down < de-, down + stillare, to drop < stilla, a drop: see stone

transitive verb

1. to cause or allow to fall in drops
2. to subject to, or purify or refine by, distillation: to distill water
3. to remove, extract, or produce by distillation: to distill whiskey
4. to purify, refine, or concentrate as if by distillation: to distill one's style
5. to draw out or obtain the part that is essential, pure, etc.