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Meaning of trickle

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

trickle

Pronunciation:/ˈtɹɪkəl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A very thin river.

    Example: The brook had shrunk to a mere trickle.

  2. A very thin flow; the act of trickling.

    Example: The tap of the washbasin in my bedroom is leaking and the trickle drives me mad at night.

verb

Definitions

  1. To pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.

    Example: The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound.

  2. To flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.

    Example: Here the water just trickles along, but later it becomes a torrent.

  3. To move or roll slowly.