TRICKLE


Meaning of TRICKLE in English

I. ˈtri-kəl intransitive verb

( trick·led ; trick·ling -k(ə-)liŋ)

Etymology: Middle English trikelen, of imitative origin

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : to issue or fall in drops

b. : to flow in a thin gentle stream

2.

a. : to move or go one by one or little by little

customers began to trickle in

b. : to dissipate slowly

his enthusiasm trickled away

II. noun

Date: 1580

: a thin, slow, or intermittent stream or movement

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.