trickle
verb (used without object)
to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, gentle stream.
are trickling
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present progressiveof trickle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Those gains are trickling down to the company’s bottom line.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Bondi’s efforts to cover this up have only guaranteed that the documents are trickling out a little at a time, meaning the story isn’t going away any time soon.
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2025
Buyers are trickling back into an area that includes one of the largest urban forests in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
Friends and neighbors who left town are trickling back home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
Now people are trickling out of the graveyard and moving to the streets.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
