the trickling of sth
of 后接发生细流的事物，强调持续、细小的流动。
The only sound was the trickling of water down the rocks.
唯一的声音是水顺着岩石涓涓流下的声音。
涓流；细流
tricklings — plural of trickling
涓涓细流的动作或结果；移动
涓涓细流的动作或结果
The act or result of something that trickles.
The steady trickling of the tap annoyed me while I was reading.
水龙头持续滴答滴答的声音在我读书时让我很烦。
用法提示：trickling 作名词，表示水龙头细流的动作或声音。
We sat by the pond and listened to the gentle trickling of the waterfall.
我们坐在池塘边，听着瀑布轻柔的涓涓水声。
用法提示：trickling 为名词，指溪水缓缓流动的状态。
The first tricklings of melting snow appeared beneath the fence.
融雪的最初几股细流出现在篱笆下面。
用法提示：tricklings 是 trickling 的复数，指几股细流。
of 后接发生细流的事物，强调持续、细小的流动。
The only sound was the trickling of water down the rocks.
唯一的声音是水顺着岩石涓涓流下的声音。
可数用法，用不定冠词表示一次细流或一股细小的流动；复数形式为 tricklings。
A trickling of sand began to fill the bottom of the hourglass.
一股细沙开始涓涓流下，积在沙漏底部。
grammar · medium
易错句子We listened the trickling of water in the pipe.
正确表达We listened to the trickling of water in the pipe.
listen 是不及物动词，后面接听的对象时必须用 listen to；汉语“听”可以直接带宾语，学习者容易漏掉介词 to。
grammar · medium
易错句子The trickling of water were so soothing that I fell asleep.
正确表达The trickling of water was so soothing that I fell asleep.
主语是单数名词短语 the trickling（of water 只是修饰它的介词短语），谓语要用单数 was；were 误按复数处理。
作名词时，trickle 指细流本身或一股细流，常与 a trickle of 连用；trickling 则指细流持续流动的动作或结果，更强调过程。
dripping 指液体一滴一滴落下，常暗示滴落的声音或成滴状态；trickling 指液体细细地连续流淌，通常不成滴。
dribble 作名词常指微弱、断断续续的细流（也指口水），语气较口语；trickling 更中性，强调持续的细流。
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