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trickle down

/ˈtrɪk.əl daʊn/

trickle downverb

trickled down

Past Simple

trickled down

Past Participle

trickling down

Gerund

/ˈtrɪk.əl daʊn/

Translations

Water began to trickle down the windowpane as the rain started.

L’eau a commencé à ruisseler sur la vitre quand la pluie a commencé.

Additional translations

ruisselerEmploi économique et social, notamment pour la diffusion progressive des avantages vers les niveaux inférieurs.

Definitions

To flow or fall in small amounts or a thin stream.

Water began to trickle down the windowpane as the rain started.

To gradually pass or spread from a higher level to a lower level, often used in the context of economics or social policies.

The benefits of the tax cuts were expected to trickle down to the lower-income groups over time.

Synonyms

flow down

drip down

leak down