trickled; trickling
ˈtri-k(ə-)liŋ 
1
a
: to issue or fall in drops
b
: to flow in a thin gentle stream
2
a
: to move or go one by one or little by little
customers began to trickle in
b
: to dissipate slowly
his enthusiasm trickled away
: a thin, slow, or intermittent stream or movement
Examples of trickle in a Sentence
Verb
Tears trickled down her cheeks.
Water was trickling out of the gutter.
People trickled into the theater.
Donations have been trickling in.
Noun
We heard the trickle of water from the roof.
The flow of water slowed to a trickle.
Sales have slowed to a trickle in recent weeks.
A slow trickle of customers came into the store throughout the day.
Recent Examples on the Web
Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Mature Trees Allow a hose to trickle beneath the tree, soaking the entire area beneath the canopy.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
Abeer Salman, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Still, Master has had some impact: A quiet trickle of several Hollywood productions based on Gaiman’s works have paused and stalled since the podcast’s release, though it was never made official if those delays were related to the allegations.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The company hasn’t built a new, more intelligent bot so much as an interface in the style of iMovie and Premiere Pro.
Already, videos that OpenAI staff and early-access users generated with Sora are trickling onto social media, and a deluge from users the world over will follow.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Mature Trees Allow a hose to trickle beneath the tree, soaking the entire area beneath the canopy.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
Israel targeted Gaza soup kitchen chef in drone attack, brother says
But humanitarian agencies have warned that barely a trickle of aid has entered neighborhoods and hospitals in northern Gaza.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Still, Master has had some impact: A quiet trickle of several Hollywood productions based on Gaiman’s works have paused and stalled since the podcast’s release, though it was never made official if those delays were related to the allegations.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Trickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trickle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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