Trickle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid

run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈɪkəl/

1 syllable Say it as /tɹˈɪkəl/.

Examples

there's a drip through the roof
water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose
reports began to dribble in

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

filter dribble drip

Parts of Speech

noun	flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid “there's a drip through the roof”
verb	run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream “water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose”

Word Forms

drippy	adjective	leaking in drops
drip	verb	let or cause to fall in drops
trickle	verb	run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
dribble	verb	let or cause to fall in drops
trickle	noun	flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rinnsal

in Tropfen fließen; die Bildung und das Fallen von Flüssigkeitstropfen

🇫🇷French

filet

coulant en gouttes; la formation et la chute de gouttes de liquide

🇪🇸Spanish

chorrito

fluyendo en gotas; la formación y caída de gotas de líquido

🇮🇹Italian

gocciolare

che scorre in gocce; la formazione e la caduta di gocce di liquido

🇳🇱Dutch

druppeltje

stromend in druppels; de vorming en het vallen van vloeistofdruppels

🇵🇹Portuguese

gotejar

fluindo em gotas; a formação e queda de gotas de líquido

🇷🇺Russian

струиться

течет каплями; образование и падение капель жидкости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिलने

बूंदों में बहता हुआ; द्रव की बूंदों का बनना और गिरना

🇮🇳Tamil

துளி

துளிகளில் பாயும்; திரவத்தின் சொட்டுகளின் உருவாக்கம் மற்றும் வீழ்ச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

ట్రికెల్

చుక్కలలో ప్రవహిస్తుంది; ద్రవ బిందువుల నిర్మాణం మరియు పడిపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

चालणे

थेंब थेंब वाहते; द्रवाच्या थेंबांची निर्मिती आणि पडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટ્રીકલ

ટીપાંમાં વહેવું; પ્રવાહીના ટીપાંની રચના અને પડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚುಟುಕು

ಹನಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಿಯುವುದು; ದ್ರವದ ಹನಿಗಳ ರಚನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬೀಳುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ട്രിക്കിൾ

തുള്ളികൾ ഒഴുകുന്നു; ദ്രാവക തുള്ളികളുടെ രൂപീകരണവും വീഴ്ചയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਾਲ

ਤੁਪਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਹਿਣਾ; ਤਰਲ ਦੇ ਤੁਪਕੇ ਦਾ ਗਠਨ ਅਤੇ ਡਿੱਗਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چلنا

قطروں میں بہنا؛ مائع کے قطروں کی تشکیل اور گرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

细流

滴滴流动；液滴的形成和落下

🇯🇵Japanese

滴る

滴として流れます。液体の滴の形成と落下

🇰🇷Korean

물방울

방울로 흐르는; 액체 방울의 형성과 낙하

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhỏ giọt

chảy thành giọt; sự hình thành và rơi xuống của giọt chất lỏng

🇹🇭Thai

หยด

ไหลเป็นหยด; การก่อตัวและการตกของหยดของเหลว

🇮🇩Indonesian

berhamburan

mengalir dalam tetesan; pembentukan dan jatuhnya tetesan cairan

🇵🇭Filipino

tumulo

dumadaloy sa mga patak; ang pagbuo at pagbagsak ng mga patak ng likido

🇲🇾Malay

meleleh

mengalir dalam titisan; pembentukan dan kejatuhan titisan cecair

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هزيلة

تتدفق في قطرات. تكوين وسقوط قطرات من السائل

🇮🇷Persian

چکیدن

در قطرات جاری می شود؛ تشکیل و ریزش قطرات مایع

🇹🇷Turkish

damlama

damlalar halinde akıyor; sıvı damlalarının oluşumu ve düşmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְטַפטֵף

זורם בטיפות; היווצרות ונפילה של טיפות נוזל

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The primary meaning of 'trickle' is 'flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid'.

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Using 'trickle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'trickle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'trickle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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