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Trickle (Verb)

Meaning

Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

  • Oil trickled from the leak in the engine and onto the garage floor.
  • A faint stream trickled from the top of the mountain down the rocks.
  • A trickle of people emerged from the cinema after the late-night show.
  • The noise trickled through the silence of the night and echoed through the desolate alley.
  • As the storm grew weaker, the heavy rain began to trickle to a light drizzle.

Synonyms

  • Dribble
  • Filter

Hypernyms

  • Flow
  • Feed
  • Course

Hyponyms

  • Percolate

Related Words

  • Trickle (noun)
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