Word Finder - trickling

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To pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.

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The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound.

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To flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.

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Here the water just trickles along, but later it becomes a torrent.

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To move or roll slowly.

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The act or result of something that trickles.

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the tricklings of water down the cave walls

Trickling water circled the oasis, its source a small spring in the center.

The sound of the trickling stream joined with the voices of birds waking to face the new day.

The Hindus assert that the stream joins the other two rivers underground, and in a subterraneous temple below the fort a little moisture trickling from the rocky walls is pointed out as the waters of the Saraswati.

Their origin and also that of certain so-called scarfs and blankets is from carbonates deposited by water trickling down a sloping and corrugated surface.

Cody, sprawled in the middle of the street after being hit by a car, blood trickling from his skull into a nearby storm drain.

Damian crossed his arms and leaned against the wall around the trickling fountain at his back.

More mobile and more searching than ice or rock rubbish, the trickling drops are guided by the deepest lines of the hillside in their incipient flow, and as these lines converge, the stream, gaining strength, proceeds in River its torrential course to carve its channel deeper and en- t trench itself in permanent occupation.

In Cheshire the surface-water trickling through the overlying strata dissolves the salt, which is subsequently pumped as brine, but at Middlesbrough the great depth and impermeability of the strata precludes this, so another method has been resorted to.

It is a world of lush palms and trickling fountains.

World class vistas, trickling silver rivers of high snow melt-off, sky as blue as a queen's velvet robe, and the green and grey of forest and rock towering in every direction—all went unseen.

As an auxiliary to air cooling the stack may be cooled by a slow stream of water trickling down the outside of the pipes, or, in certain cases, cold water may be injected into the condenser in the form of a spray, w here it meets the ascending vapours.

But then again, there are so many refugees trickling into the cities along the river, it's hard to say she's not here.

A species of Haemadipsa of Ceylon attaches itself to the passer-by and draws blood with so little irritation that the sufferer is said to be aware of its presence only by the trickling from the wounds produced.

The sound of trickling water is very relaxing, and you can bring it right to your patio with this clay pot fountain.

Sweat was collecting on his brow and trickling into his black bandanna.

But the quantity of water carried seawards varies within wide limits; for whereas, during the rainy season in summer and while the snows of winter are melting in spring, great volumes of water sweep down from the mountains, these broad rivers dwindle at other times to petty rivulets trickling among a waste of pebbles and boulders.

World class vistas, trickling silver rivers of high snow melt-off, sky as blue as a queen's velvet robe, and the green and grey of forest and rock towering in every direction—all went unseen.

From a trickling stream to the fury of the flood, it shows the Stour river in a myriad of moods.

Garden Warblers and Willow Warblers are still very much trickling through slowly with a peak of just 3 birds each.

The battle over pay comes into play when reports are trickling in that Ryan Seacrest renegotiated his Idol deal for multi-millions. $15 million to be exact.

If the love relationship just doesn't work out, you can have your artist add a few lost petals trickling down your ankle to the top of your foot to signify the death of the relationship.

Employees will be trickling back to work, turn on their PCs and view the infected files unless you warn them beforehand.

The doctor may then examine the child's throat for signs of blood from the upper nose trickling down into the throat.