trickle
verb (used without object)
to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, gentle stream.
have trickled
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present perfectof trickle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Details about what’s in their new trade deal have trickled out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The rising costs of energy have trickled down to nearly every part of the economy, from gas prices to shipping costs, and rising inflation fears have pushed long-term U.S. bonds yields to multi-decade highs.
From MarketWatch ● May 24, 2026
Colourful details about the private lives of the brawling billionaires have trickled out in the run-up to trial as attorneys wrangle over the evidence and testimony that should and shouldn't be shared with the jury.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Only a fraction of the pre-war population of 26,000 have trickled back, and most of them are old.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
Laugh, you whose eyes have trickled down with the waters of affliction!
From The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem by Frank X. Leyendecker
