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Example sentences for "trickled"

Lexicographically close words:
trickery; trickes; tricking; trickish; trickle; trickles; trickling; tricks; tricksome; trickster
  1. Amongst the rubble were beds of clay, and streams of thaw-water trickled down to the surface of a frozen lake.

  2. The rime coating the walls inside thawed and water actually trickled into our finnesko.

  3. I splashed some water into the tumbler, and then trickled in a small quantity afterward, to imitate the sound of adding the poison.

  4. The last words fell from her one by one, while a single tear rolled from her eyelid and trickled along her cheek.

  5. And the old merchant remembered the little good one, and his tears trickled over his cheeks and down his old beard.

  6. Now this wine was heavy, and the last drop from the goblet had no sooner trickled down her little slender throat than her eyes closed against her will, once, twice, and again.

  7. The wind howled mournfully around the hut, and the rain beat with intermittent dashes against the logs and trickled through a hundred crevices upon my already water-soaked blankets.

  8. While the blood trickled from the open vein he continued to talk on in the same strain.

  9. It struck with enough force to draw blood that trickled down into the man's eyes, blinding and confusing him.

  10. The reader stopped, and the tears trickled down her cheeks.

  11. There was a dead silence, broken only by the silvery voice of Gerard, as he lay tranquil, and gazed calmly at the ceiling, and trickled into words.

  12. Blood trickled over his eyes from an ugly scar on his forehead.

  13. This she sat down upon, and burying her face in her hands, she gave herself up to gloomy reflections, while tears, which she would not let Jacob Gray see for worlds slowly and noiselessly trickled through her small fingers.

  14. The sweat of solicitude trickled down across his forehead.

  15. The sunward sides of the tree-stems took a glow, and the dew that ran dripping down their mossy sides trickled blood-red to earth.

  16. Ar-hap's eyes almost started from his head as, with his courtiers, he glared in silent amazement at that shining thing while the great drops of fear and perspiration trickled down his forehead.

  17. Maurice jerked his arm; a vase which was standing at his elbow upset, and the water trickled to the floor.

  18. A little stream of dark blood trickled to the ground and clotted; and some of it hung like an icicle from the beard, which dripped incessantly with red drops.

  19. He lay there, with his peaceful face turned to one side, lay on his back, seemingly uninjured; a few drops of blood trickled from his mouth.

  20. It simply sent rumours flying as to his financial position, and he did not want either Butcher or Verschoyle to know that money trickled through his fingers.

  21. All her venom trickled away in a thin stream of dread as she felt the gathering rage in the two of them.

  22. Had you but taken one sip, your ill-humour would have all trickled away, and you would have felt both your heels and your elbows quite alive in the evening.

  23. I had scarcely begun to mope in tranquillity, before a rapid shower trickled amongst the clusters above me, and forced me to abandon my haunt.

  24. The sweat trickled down Glenister's brown skin, dripping from his jaw unnoticed.

  25. This destroyed half her pleasure as the day advanced, in watching boys fish with horse-hair snares in the runs which trickled under culverts.

  26. Then as we looked we saw that water trickled from her golden hair and that little streams were gathering at her tiny feet, as the water dripped and dripped from her beautiful clothing.

  27. Water flowed from his long robe and trickled from his long white beard and snowy locks.

  28. Jakin, the trainer, opened the mouth of the big canvas bag and trickled three scarred and battered footballs across the turf.

  29. And then she shrank back, gripping the stone with two cold little hands as great drops gathered and trickled down her face, her breath coming in silent gasps.

  30. The men sat huddled up trying not to stir, so as to warm the water that had trickled to their bodies and not admit the fresh cold water that was leaking in under their seats, their knees, and at the back of their necks.

  31. Rostov, smoking his pipe and turning his head about as the water trickled down his neck, listened inattentively, with an occasional glance at Ilyin, who was pressing close to him.

  32. Great virtue had belonged to this tree, and even now there trickled forth from it a stream of balm that fell on the ground and watered it as if with dew.

  33. From these trickled the blood of the creatures he had lately devoured, while from between his jaws issued clouds of smoke that filled the air with sulphurous stench.

  34. His limbs were shaking; streams of perspiration trickled down his face.

  35. A stream of beer from an overturned mug trickled from the table to the floor, for one tense moment the only sound in the room.

  36. It smelt of rancid grease and coffee grounds and greasy juice trickled over their fingers as they struggled with it.

  37. Andrews's cap was wet; water trickled down his forehead and the sides of his nose, running into his eyes.


  38. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "trickled" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.