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Trickle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Trickle? [n] flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [v] run or flow slowly, or in an unsteady stream; "reports began to dribble in." Synonyms \| Synonyms for Trickle: dribble \| dribble \| drip \| filter Related Terms \| Find terms related to Trickle: See Also \| course \| flow \| flow \| flowing \| intravenous drip \| leach \| percolate \| run Trickle In Webster's Dictionary \Tric"kle\, n. The act or state of trickling; also, that which trickles; a small stream; drip. Streams that . . . are short and rapid torrents after a storm, but at other times dwindle to feeble trickles of mud. --James Bryce. \Tric"kle\ (tr[i^]k"k'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trickled} (tr[i^]k"k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Trickling} (tr[i^]k"kl[i^]ng).] [OE. triklen, probably for striklen, freq. of striken to flow, AS. str[imac]can. See {Strike}, v. t.] To flow in a small, gentle stream; to run in drops. His salt tears trickled down as rain. --Chaucer. Fast beside there trickled softly down A gentle stream. --Spenser.

Trickle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Trickle?

[n] flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"
[v] run or flow slowly, or in an unsteady stream; "reports began to dribble in."

Synonyms | Synonyms for Trickle: dribble | dribble | drip | filter

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Trickle In Webster's Dictionary

\Tric"kle\, n.
The act or state of trickling; also, that which trickles; a
small stream; drip.

      Streams that . . . are short and rapid torrents after a
      storm, but at other times dwindle to feeble trickles of
      mud.                                     --James Bryce.


\Tric"kle\ (tr[i^]k"k'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trickled}
(tr[i^]k"k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Trickling}
(tr[i^]k"kl[i^]ng).] [OE. triklen, probably for striklen,
freq. of striken to flow, AS. str[imac]can. See {Strike}, v.
t.]
To flow in a small, gentle stream; to run in drops.

      His salt tears trickled down as rain.    --Chaucer.

      Fast beside there trickled softly down A gentle stream.
                                               --Spenser.

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