1 [usually +adv./prep.] to flow, or to make sth flow, slowly in a thin stream:
[V] Tears were trickling down her cheeks. * [VN] Trickle some oil over the salad.
2 [+adv./prep.] to go, or to make sth go, somewhere slowly or gradually:
[V] People began trickling into the hall. * News is starting to trickle out. [also VN]
PHRASALVERBS
trickle down (especially of money) to spread from rich to poor people through the economic system of a country:
Wealth is failing to trickle down through society.
Part of speech: noun
1 a small amount of liquid, flowing slowly:
There was a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth.
2 [usuallysing.] ~ (of sth) a small amount or number of sth, coming or going slowly:
a steady trickle of visitors
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is trickle a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, trickle is tagged as verb.
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