Associations to the word «Trickle»

Wiktionary

TRICKLE, noun. A very thin river.
TRICKLE, noun. A very thin flow; the act of trickling.
TRICKLE, verb. (transitive) to pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously
TRICKLE, verb. (intransitive) to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously
TRICKLE, verb. (intransitive) To move or roll slowly.
TRICKLE DOWN, verb. (economics) To pass from high-ranked people to lower-ranked people

Dictionary definition

TRICKLE, noun. Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof".
TRICKLE, verb. 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats