The meaning of TRICKLE is to issue or fall in drops. How to use trickle in a sentence.

To trickle is also to happen gradually and in small numbers: After the hurricane, all the telephones were out, and it was some time before reports of damage began to trickle in.

TRICKLE definition: to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, gentle stream. See examples of trickle used in a sentence.

Definition of trickle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To flow or fall in drops or in a thin stream. 2. To move or proceed slowly or bit by bit: The audience trickled in. To cause to trickle. n. 1. The act or condition of trickling. 2. A slow, small, or irregular …

to come, go, or pass bit by bit, slowly, or irregularly: The guests trickled out of the room. v.t. to cause to trickle. n. a trickling flow or stream. a small, slow, or irregular quantity of anything coming, going, or …

When people or things trickle in a particular direction, they move there slowly in small groups or amounts, rather than all together.

To trickle is to weakly flow out of something, like a faucet. A trickle is like a drip.

Dec 14, 2025 · trickle (third-person singular simple present trickles, present participle trickling, simple past and past participle trickled) Water is trickling down this boy's face. (transitive) to pour a liquid in …

The term 'trickle' embodies the notion of a gradual and continuous flow, often in a slender and gentle stream. It conveys the subtle and unhurried movement of liquid, suggesting a slow and steady …