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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Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The sideline staple has trickled down to youth sports.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Náosha Gregg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
While Little Rock games have secured a golden spot in Arkansas football lore, the financial disparity believed to be more than $4 million per game between their home venues has led to just a trickle of games at War Memorial Stadium in recent years.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
That means the technology used on the track will trickle down to that Raptor or Mustang that sits in your driveway one day.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The sideline staple has trickled down to youth sports.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
Its pink aesthetic trickles over to its best-selling products, from the Bye Filter Pink Cloud Loose Setting Powder to its collaborations with pink queens Barbie and the Powerpuff Girls.
—Náosha Gregg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
While Little Rock games have secured a golden spot in Arkansas football lore, the financial disparity believed to be more than $4 million per game between their home venues has led to just a trickle of games at War Memorial Stadium in recent years.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Trickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trickle. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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