trickling down

A form of trickle down — To pass from high-ranked people to lower-ranked people

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of trickle down
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trickling down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trickling%20down

MLA

“trickling down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trickling%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trickling down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trickling%20down.

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