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Definition of trickle verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

trickle

verb
 
/ˈtrɪkl/
 
/ˈtrɪkl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they trickle
 
/ˈtrɪkl/
 
/ˈtrɪkl/
he / she / it trickles
 
/ˈtrɪklz/
 
/ˈtrɪklz/
past simple trickled
 
/ˈtrɪkld/
 
/ˈtrɪkld/
past participle trickled
 
/ˈtrɪkld/
 
/ˈtrɪkld/
-ing form trickling
 
/ˈtrɪklɪŋ/
 
/ˈtrɪklɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to flow, or to make something flow, slowly in a thin stream
    • (+ adv./prep.) Tears were trickling down her cheeks.
    • trickle something (+ adv./prep.) Trickle some oil over the salad.
    Extra Examples
    • Blood trickled from a wound on his head.
    • Sweat trickled into my eyes.
    • The last of the water trickled away.
    • Rainwater trickled through the cracks in the boards.
  2. [intransitive, transitive] trickle (something) + adv./prep. to go, or to make something go, somewhere slowly or gradually
    • People began trickling into the hall.
    • News is starting to trickle out.
  3. Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): imitative.
See trickle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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