trickle

intransitive-verb
UK: /ˈtrɪk.əl/
US: /ˈtrɪk.əl/

  1. To flow or fall by drops or in a small stream.

    1. Water trickled down my face.
    2. Information started to trickle out about the company's financial problems.

  2. If things trickle somewhere, they only move there slowly or in small numbers.

    1. The water trickled from the tap.
    2. Gradually, people began to trickle back into the theatre after the intermission.

Synonyms

stream seep drip flow ooze
trickle transitive-verb

  1. To cause to flow in a small stream.

    1. She trickled water on the plant.
    2. He began to trickle sand through his fingers, watching it fall.
trickle noun

  1. A small flow of liquid.

    1. There was a trickle of water from the leaky faucet.
    2. Only a trickle of customers came into the store all day.

  2. A small amount of something.

    1. We only had a trickle of information about the event.
    2. The company experienced a trickle of orders during the off-season.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "trickle" in English means: To flow or fall by drops or in a small stream., If things trickle somewhere, they only move there slowly or in small numbers..

The phonetic transcription of "trickle" is /ˈtrɪk.əl/ in British English and /ˈtrɪk.əl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "trickle": stream, seep, drip, flow, ooze.

Example usage of "trickle": "Water trickled down my face.". More examples on the page.