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- pronunciation:
- trI
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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
trickles, trickling, trickled |
definition 1: |
to fall or flow in drops or in a thin, weak stream.
Juice trickled down the baby's chin.- synonyms:
- dribble, drip
- antonyms:
- gush
- similar words:
- drain, flow, leak, ooze, seep, spill, sprinkle, stream, weep
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definition 2: |
to go or come slowly, or in small numbers.
Viewers trickled through the museum.- synonyms:
- filter
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related words: |
drip, filter |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a thin, weak flow.
Lack of rain reduced the creek to a trickle.- synonyms:
- dribble, drip
- antonyms:
- flood, gush, torrent
- similar words:
- drop, flow, stream
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derivation: |
tricklingly (adv.) |
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