trickle
verb (used without object)
to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, gentle stream.
will be trickling
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future progressiveof trickle.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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Members of the Senate will be trickling back into Washington on Monday before the first vote in that chamber on Tuesday.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2016
Here, votes will be trickling in for days because we only require they be postmarked by today.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2014
"Ballots will be trickling in for some time," said Ross Macfarlane, an analyst at the nonprofit Climate Solutions.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 7, 2012
Beyond the flashy big-ticket items, defense dollars will be trickling down to lesser-known contractors.
From Time Magazine Archive
Think how pleasant it will be trickling down your throat, and putting out the fire which I know you feel burning within you.”
From Ernest Bracebridge School Days by William I. Thomas
