tears trickled down her cheeks

  • 1trick|le — «TRIHK uhl», verb, led, ling, noun. –v.i. 1. to flow or fall in drops: »Tears trickled down her cheeks. SYNONYM(S): drip, dribble, ooze. 2. to flow in a very small stream: »The brook trickled through the valley. Salt trickled from a hole in the… …

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  • 2trickle — tricklingly, adv. /trik euhl/, v., trickled, trickling, n. v.i. 1. to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, gentle stream: Tears trickled down her cheeks. 2. to come, go, or pass bit by bit, slowly, or irregularly: The guests trickled out of the… …

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  • 3trickle — trick•le [[t]ˈtrɪk əl[/t]] v. led, ling, n. 1) to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, gentle stream: Tears trickled down her cheeks[/ex] 2) to come, go, or pass bit by bit, slowly, or irregularly: The guests trickled out of the room[/ex] 3) to… …

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  • 4trickle — [c]/ˈtrɪkəl / (say trikuhl) verb (trickled, trickling) –verb (i) 1. to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, broken, or gentle stream: tears trickled down her cheeks. 2. to come, go, pass, or proceed bit by bit, slowly, irregularly, etc.:… …

  • 5trickle — trick|le1 [ˈtrıkəl] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from the sound] 1.) if liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly in drops or in a thin stream trickle down/into/out ▪ The tears trickled down her cheeks. 2.) …

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  • 6trickle — 1 verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) 1 if liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly in drops or in a thin stream (+ down/into/out): The tears trickled down her cheeks. 2 if people, vehicles, goods etc trickle somewhere, they move there slowly …

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