Word Games Pro Dictionary
trickle
noun
verb
A very thin river.
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- T
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- RICKL
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹɪkəl/
Meaning
Definitions
noun
A very thin river.
“The brook had shrunk to a mere trickle.”
A very thin flow; the act of trickling.
“The tap of the washbasin in my bedroom is leaking and the trickle drives me mad at night.”
verb
To pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.
“The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound.”
To flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.
“Here the water just trickles along, but later it becomes a torrent.”
To move or roll slowly.
In context
Example Sentences
The brook had shrunk to a mere trickle.
The tap of the washbasin in my bedroom is leaking and the trickle drives me mad at night.
The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound.
Here the water just trickles along, but later it becomes a torrent.