noun
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A very thin river.
example
The brook had shrunk to a mere trickle.
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A very thin flow; the act of trickling.
example
The tap of the washbasin in my bedroom is leaking and the trickle drives me mad at night.
verb
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To pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.
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The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound.
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To flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.
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Here the water just trickles along, but later it becomes a torrent.
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To move or roll slowly.
Examples of trickles in a Sentence
The water which trickles over the rims of the pools and basins on the upper terraces is a transparent blue, while the formation itself contains a network of fibrous algae which gives it a wonderful variety of colours.
One of the heroines rescues herself from a ravisher by blinding him with a hair-pin, and as she escapes the seducer apostrophizes the blood which trickles from his eye, and the weapon which has wounded it, in a speech forty verses long.
This gas is now passed through the Gay-Lussac tower, which somewhat resembles the Glover tower, but is usually filled with coke, over which sulphuric acid of about 80% H2504 trickles down in sufficient quantity to retain the nitrous vapours.
Sometimes, it appears in subtle trickles that can be difficult to recognize.
The cold water dissolves the sugar and this solution trickles into the glass diluting the green absinthe.
This is usually effected either by forcing lime-kiln gas through the liquor, contained in a closed iron vessel, or by passing the gases through an iron tower filled with coke or other materials, suitable for subdividing the stream of the gases and that of the vat-liquor which trickles down in the tower.
As time passes, the sports memorabilia trickles down to future generations; however, the cards lose sentimental value.
Contemporary art wall fountains can be found in many themes such as vertical waterfall cascades, pouring pots, artwork, and tiered trickles.
This is a look that older girls look good in, and as with many fashion trends, trickles down to the younger set.
The water may come out gradually, in subtle trickles, or, rarely, it can come out in an unmistakable gush.
This occurs with clear water as well as with turbid, and obviously arises mainly from the loss of plant food which occurs when water filters through or trickles over poor soil.
Water trickles continuously into the trough, and the centrifugal action holds it as an inside lining against the rim, where it slowly evaporates.
At this time the slag is temporarily rich in iron oxide and silica, resulting from the oxidation of the iron and of its silicon as the charge slowly melts and trickles down.