trickle

¹trick·le

verb \ˈtri-kəl\

trick·ledtrick·ling\-k(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of TRICKLE

intransitive verb

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>

Examples of TRICKLE

1. Tears trickled down her cheeks.
2. Water was trickling out of the gutter.
3. People trickled into the theater.
4. Donations have been trickling in.

Origin of TRICKLE

Middle English trikelen, of imitative origin

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to TRICKLE

Synonyms: distill (also distil), dribble, drop, drip

Antonyms: pour, roll, stream

Related Words: drizzle, sprinkle; flow, pour, roll, run, stream; cascade, gutter, riffle, ripple; bleed, exude, ooze, seep, weep; discharge

Near Antonyms: gush, spout, spurt

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Rhymes with TRICKLE

brickle, chicle, fickle, mickle, nickel, pickle, prickle, sickle, stickle, tical, tickle