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trickle n | (slow stream) | droppande s |
| | rännil s |
| James hadn't turned the tap off completely and a trickle of water still ran from it. |
trickle⇒ vi | (flow slowly) | droppa, drypa vitr |
| | sippra vitr |
| Blood trickled from the cut on Paula's knee. |
| Sand trickled into the bottom of the hourglass. |
trickle n | figurative (slow flow of [sth] or people) (bildlig) | trögt flöde s |
| | obetydlighet |
| Mr Jones closed up early, as there had only been a trickle of customers all day. |
trickle in vi + prep | figurative (people: arrive slowly) (bildlig) | droppa in vitr + prep |
| | sippra in vitr + prep |
| The orchestra was tuning up as the audience started to trickle in. |
trickle in vi + prep | figurative (signups, sales, etc.: happen slowly) (bildlig) | droppa in vitr + prep |
| | rinna in vitr + prep |
| Offers have been trickling in since we put the house on the market last month. |
trickle out vi + prep | figurative (people: leave slowly) (bildlig) | sippra ut vitr + prep |
| | långsamt gå sin väg uttr |
| When the lights went up in the movie theater, people were already trickling out. |