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trickle

trick·le [ trík'l ]


verb  (past and past participle trick·led, present participle trick·ling, 3rd person present singular trick·les)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb flow slowly in thin stream: to flow slowly in a thin stream or in drops, or cause something to do this
sweat trickled down his face

2. intransitive verb move slowly or gradually: to move, come, or go slowly or gradually
The crowd trickled slowly away and the park emptied.



noun  (plural trick·les)
Definition:
 
1. slow thin flow: a slow thin flow, movement, or stream
a trickle of blood

2. act of flowing in thin stream: an act of flowing or of causing a liquid to flow in a slow thin stream

[14th century. Origin ?]
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