trickle
verb (used without object)
to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, gentle stream.
had been trickling
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past perfect progressiveof trickle.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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U.N. officials say the threat of famine is looming over the besieged coastal strip, where aid had been trickling in by truck through two borders crossings.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
The sun was now up, and four replacement camera operators, including three non-union ones, had been trickling in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2021
South County Coach Mike Robinson, who teaches in the building, said his players had been trickling into his room throughout the day to converse about the news.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2020
For weeks Dominican exiles had been trickling into Havana, by plane and boat from the U.S.,
From Time Magazine Archive
With a rubber blanket he formed a basin in the depression in the rocks through which the water had been trickling and losing itself far down in the earth.
From The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze by Frank Gee Patchin
