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trickle

/ˈtɹɪkəl/ verbo C2

En español: instilar, chorrear, gotear, instilarse

  1. to pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously. (transitive) · The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound.
  2. to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously. (intransitive) · Here the water just trickles along, but later it becomes a torrent.· The film was so bad that people trickled out of the cinema before its end.
  3. To move or roll slowly. (intransitive)

He/she/it trickles · Pasado trickled · Participio pasado trickled · Forma en -ing trickling

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See this smear where it has trickled down the wall!
A Study in Scarlet, p. 33 · B2
(The unfortunate little Bill had left off writing on his slate with one finger, as he found it made no mark; but he now hastily began again, using the ink, that was trickling down his face, as long as it lasted.)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 95 · B2
“Madame,” replied Monte Cristo gravely, and gazing earnestly on the two liquid pearls that trickled down Julie’s cheeks, “had Lord Wilmore seen what I now see, he would become attached to life, for the tears you shed would reconcile him to mankind;” and he held out his hand to Julie, who gave him hers, carried away by the look and accent of the count.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 512 · C1
Countless vibrant small towns, once sustained by the steady trickle of highway travelers, were abruptly bypassed and subsequently entirely forgotten.
The Asphalt Arteries: How the Interstates Reshaped America, p. 1 · C2

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