- present participle of trickle.
trickling
Example Sentences
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Yet it’s hard to see the spoils of an AI-driven economy trickling down to everyone.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
HIV program funds are trickling back into L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
But water was trickling through holes in the heavily damaged roof.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
Votes are trickling in as townspeople await the fate of their controversial moniker.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Its shell was more like a landmass—hills of bone, shiny pearl valleys, kelp and moss forests, rivers of seawater trickling down the grooves of its carapace.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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