Dis‐till″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Distilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Distilling.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare, destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr. stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand. Cf. Still, n. & v., Instill.] [Written also distil.] 1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain. Pope.
2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.
The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. Sir W. Raleigh.
3. To practice the art of distillation. Shak.