Trickle

Word TRICKLE
Character 7
Hyphenation tric kle
Pronunciations /ˈtɹɪkəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Trickle"

What do we mean by trickle?

To flow or fall in drops or in a thin stream. intransitive verb

To move or proceed slowly or bit by bit. intransitive verb

To cause to trickle. intransitive verb

The act or condition of trickling. noun

A slow, small, or irregular quantity that moves, proceeds, or occurs intermittently. noun

To flow in a small interrupted stream; run down in drops: as, water trickles from the eaves.

To let fall a liquid in drops or small broken streams; drip.

To pass or flow gently like a small stream.

To cause to trickle; pour or shed in small, slow streams.

A trickling stream; a rill. noun

See the quotation. noun

The act or state of trickling; also, that which trickles; a small stream; drip. noun

To flow in a small, gentle stream; to run in drops. intransitive verb

A very thin river. noun

A very thin flow; the act of trickling. noun

To pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously verb

To flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously verb

To move or roll slowly. verb

Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid noun

Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream verb

A very thin river.

A very thin flow; the act of trickling.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Trickle

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The word "trickle" in example sentences

Then a plastic over that, and then in that is a what they call a trickle line or hose. ❋ Unknown (1999)

This is what I call trickle down news, because we receive it after its been edited, re-edited, chewed, regurgitated and totally disguised. ❋ Gram1 (2010)

For now, the fact that a lot of national borrowing is denominated in U.S. dollars is leading to what we call trickle-up wealth destruction. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In the republican party, the most qualified people in trickle up to the corner office in all their glory. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Show me a trickle up theory that has ever been proven to work, and I'll quit believing in trickle down! ❋ Unknown (2010)

"The trickle from a few days ago ... is about to be a fire hose today," Maj. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A trickle is fine, as it can eventually turn into a flood. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Only morons still believe in trickle-down economics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So you're telling me that if everyone with the ability to comprehend would look at the issues, they would be anti-choice on abortion, against gay rights, would believe in trickle-down economics, would be evangelical christian all the rest of the pure bullshit that makes up Republican dogma at this point? ❋ Unknown (2009)

A thin trickle of venom stained the bodice of her wool dress. ❋ Rabid1st (2009)

Funny, we believe in 'trickle-down' spending and growth if it's coming from the government side, but we don't believe that cutting taxes works – if you're a democrat, that is. please go away, obama ❋ Unknown (2009)

And, of course, the ocean now informs the snow as well - as ideas in the media are absorbed back into the literature - but the trickle from the snow on top still flows down, slowly being absorbed by and informing the waters below. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I know you probably believe in trickle-down to the last drop, but the Laffer Curve is a joke. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"If marketers are unable to effectively communicate with consumers," he says, "the long-term trickle-down impact on the overall economy will be startling." ❋ Unknown (2008)

Well, at least this is one example of the left apparently believing in "trickle down economics". ❋ Unknown (2006)

The trickle is turning into a mist and evaporating. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The Pliocene sky of early November was clear and the bed of the Andarax carried only a thin trickle from the Spanish heights into the basin of the Mediterranean. ❋ May, Julian, 1931- (1981)

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