trickle of
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indicates what is flowing in a trickle
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Examples (10)
- He felt a warm trickle of blood run down his arm.
- A constant trickle of water escaped the leaky faucet.
- Only a small trickle of light penetrated the thick curtains.
- The news came out in a slow trickle of information.
- After the initial rush, there was just a trickle of people entering the building.
- The company's profits have been reduced to a mere trickle of what they once were.
- She heard a faint trickle of laughter from the next room.
- The old well provided only a sparse trickle of fresh water.
- Despite their efforts, only a small trickle of aid reached the remote village.
- He noticed a thin trickle of smoke rising from the distant chimney.