TRICKLE


Meaning of TRICKLE in English

(~s, trickling, ~d)

1.

When a liquid ~s, or when you ~ it, it flows slowly in very small amounts.

A tear ~d down the old man’s cheek...

Trickle water gently over the back of your baby’s head...

VERB: V prep/adv, V n

Trickle is also a noun.

There was not so much as a ~ of water.

N-COUNT: usu sing

2.

When people or things ~ in a particular direction, they move there slowly in small groups or amounts, rather than all together.

Some donations are already trickling in.

VERB: V adv/prep

Trickle is also a noun.

The flood of cars has now slowed to a ~...

N-COUNT: usu sing

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