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.
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Jordan Rackie, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
News of weather balloon reductions has trickled in over the last month.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
This earned him a trickle of would-be acolytes during his long incarceration: radical environmentalists and anarcho-primitivists at first, and later eco-fascists, the faction of white nationalists who built on Hitler’s view that race war was necessary for survival in a world of finite resources.
—Charles Homans, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Having great synergy between leader and team will trickle into company margins over time, leading to wins for all.
—Jordan Rackie, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
News of weather balloon reductions has trickled in over the last month.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
The conspicuous absence of a 3-D Mario game implies quiet confidence in the bench of heavy hitters and a trickle of major titles.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
This earned him a trickle of would-be acolytes during his long incarceration: radical environmentalists and anarcho-primitivists at first, and later eco-fascists, the faction of white nationalists who built on Hitler’s view that race war was necessary for survival in a world of finite resources.
—Charles Homans, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Trickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trickle. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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