Verb (used without object) : Tears trickled down her cheeks. ,The guests trickled out of the room. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : a trickle of visitors throughout the day. From Dictionary.com.
The word trickled slowly, unwillingly, from Millicent. From Wordnik.com. [Life at High Tide] Reference
Something changed in the music that trickled from the telescreen. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-Four] Reference
It was a dreary autumn dawn, and rain trickled down his bedroom window. From Wordnik.com. [Ron Menchine, radio voice of Washington Senators in team's final seasons] Reference
Clinging the plane with his left hand, pain trickled down his arm and he almost let go. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Aha! I think I’ve invented a superpower.] Reference
Adrenalin trickled into his blood, an electric thrill made distant by his growing exhaustion. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Liverbeast « A Fly in Amber] Reference
The plump fruit burst between his teeth and a little juice trickled from the corner of his mouth and down his chin. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2007 » March : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
Water trickled from the pools around the artists 'residence, carp splashed and occasionally a kingfisher swooped above the pool. From Wordnik.com. [A message from Lian Hearn the writing of Across the Nightingale Floor] Reference
Then, through Güntekin and people like him, word trickled west. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Story Behind Twitter’s Ridiculous Follow Bug | Impact Lab] Reference
Now decades later does the idea of trickled-down economics hold water?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 30, 2008] Reference
However, word trickled out of the country via phone messages and social media updates. From Wordnik.com. [WIBW - HomePage - Headlines] Reference
Mark could already imagine the parent phone calls he'd receive when word trickled home. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Still, as word trickled out Tuesday evening, customers said they were stunned by the news. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
So word trickled out, late on Friday, that the PPP would nominate someone different for the post. From Wordnik.com. [Newley Purnell] Reference
Early that morning, word trickled into Groslejac that the Germans were heading in their direction. From Wordnik.com. [Shadow Knights] Reference
Maestro gave up his public life and retired, word trickled down to the tropics after a year or so that he'd died. From Wordnik.com. [The Happy Venture] Reference
Word trickled down about this man named Osama bin Laden, who had claimed responsibility for the attacks, and I wanted revenge. From Wordnik.com. [In the Shadow of Freedom] Reference
And I recall the news of the accident kind of trickled in. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 3, 2003] Reference
Maybe that fooled him a bit because it kind of trickled underneath him. From Wordnik.com. [National Hockey League - Wild vs. Oilers] Reference
Within the next six to 12 months it should be kind of trickled down to the consumer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 18, 2006] Reference
A tinny music trickled from the telescreens. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-Four] Reference
"That time I tried to place it more and it just kind of trickled in.". From Wordnik.com. [OnlineAthens: Top Headlines] Reference
It kind of trickled off the tongue (it's pronounced Para-chi in Portuguese) and sounded. From Wordnik.com. [Intelligent Travel Blog] Reference
News of those particular delays kind of trickled out and didn’t get much attention. From Wordnik.com. [On the delay of certain freedom] Reference
George squeezed my hand as tears trickled down my face. From Wordnik.com. [My Turn Online: A Wedding Gift] Reference
Kellogg trickled down to depress small-cap consumer staples. From Wordnik.com. [TreeHouse Foods, Boston Beer Fall] Reference
But these reforms haven't trickled down to all the provinces. From Wordnik.com. [The Not-So-Great Wall of China] Reference
That hike has trickled down to local gas stations nationwide. From Wordnik.com. [Fueling Up for Free] Reference
A few tourists trickled by, but an hour later, he had made no sales. From Wordnik.com. [Gulf Oil Spill Leaves Local Businesses With A Lost Summer] Reference
At the Obama event in Nashua, supporters were silent as the results trickled in. From Wordnik.com. [A New Beginning] Reference
Some have been there for years; others have trickled in over the past few months. From Wordnik.com. [Still On The Wing] Reference
But as easy credit flowed like a mighty stream, second-home ownership trickled down. From Wordnik.com. [There’s No Place Like Home] Reference
The benefits of prolonged economic growth have not trickled down to average workers. From Wordnik.com. [Here They Go Again] Reference
Minutes later, at about 9: 40 am, the order was rescinded and some people trickled back. From Wordnik.com. ['It Was Like Swimming Through Black Smoke'] Reference
Reports on the lavish lifestyle of the country's ruling elite have trickled out for years. From Wordnik.com. [Even Hermits Can Get Rich] Reference
But technological advances in the sport have trickled down to the sport's citizen players and fans. From Wordnik.com. [Wimbledon’s Cover-Up] Reference
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