trickle

[US]/ˈtrɪkl/
[UK]/ˈtrɪkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. flow or move slowly in a small stream; move slowly
vt. cause to flow or move slowly in a small stream; cause to move slowly
n. a small flow; a drop or a stream

Phrases & Collocations

trickle down

trickle effect

trickle of information

trickle of blood

trickle of sweat

trickle of money

trickle of oil

trickle irrigation

Example Sentences

There was a trickle of blood from the wound.

Ginny felt the fight trickle out of her.

the details began to trickle out .

The audience trickled in.

the trickle of tourists has become a flood tide.

a solitary tear trickled down her cheek.

Blood trickled down his face.

The tears trickled down her cheeks.

Blood trickled slowly down his cheek.

the trickle of disclosures has grown into a river of revelations.

Philip trickled a line of sauce on his fish fingers.

He removed a trickle of sweat from the cornor of his neattemple.

Sweat trickles down my back as I traipse through a meadow of tall grass, ironweed, asters—and lots of poison ivy.

The irrigation technique is improved based on traditional irrigation technique adopting water-saving technique of trickle irrigator and spraying.

Real-world Examples

He experienced the tiniest trickle of relief.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The thing is, it doesn't trickle up.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

The questions is, why hasn't this information trickled down to the public?

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

So this is what I call the trickle up economy.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

Thick, pearly tears were trickling down the glossy feathers.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

In short, the money did not trickle down.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

There's no better way to overpower a trickle of doubt than with a flood of naked truth.

Source: House of Cards

She glanced at Peter and saw that a tear was trickling down his nose.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Its sympathisers had previously trickled into Turkey's bureaucracy.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

His back was horizontally streaked with crimson, and from weal to weal ran thin trickles of blood.

Source: Brave New World

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