trickle

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈtrɪkəl/

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Noun

Singular trickle

Plural trickles

1. (countable) A very thin river.
2. (countable) A very thin flow of a liquid.

Verb

Plain form trickle

Third-person singular trickles

Past tense trickled

Past participle trickled

Present participle trickling

Water is trickling down this boy's face.

1. (transitive) If a you trickle a liquid, you pour it in a very thin stream.