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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King