trickle

CEFRB2

/ˈtɹɪkəl/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To flow slowly in a thin stream.

  2. 02

    noun

    A small, slow flow of liquid or people.

Examples

  • A trickle of blood ran down his neck.

  • I felt the sweat trickle down my brow.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. to pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A very thin river.

  2. A very thin flow; the sound of such a flow.

More examples

In context

  • The brook had shrunk to a mere trickle.

  • The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound.

  • The tap of the washbasin in my bedroom is leaking and the trickle drives me mad at night.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

A small blank of water dripped from the leaky faucet all night.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English triklen, likely a rebracketing (e.g. teres strikled > teerys trikled (“tears trickled”)) of Middle English striklen (“to trickle”), equivalent to strike + -le. For other similar cases of incorrect division, see also apron, daffodil, newt, nickname, orange, umpire.