trickle

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trickle[1,intransitive verb] trickle[2,noun] trickle-down trickle-down theory

Main Entry: ¹trick·le
Pronunciation: 'tri-k&l
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): trick·led; trick·ling /-k(&-)li[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English trikelen, of imitative origin
1 a : to issue or fall in drops b : to flow in a thin gentle stream
2 a : to move or go one by one or little by little <customers began to trickle in> b : to dissipate slowly <his enthusiasm trickled away>