trickle
verb /ˈtrɪkl/
/ˈtrɪkl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| 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/ |
- [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.
- [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.
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): imitative.