trickle
To pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuouslyTo pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.
» A trickle of blood ran down his neck.
По его шее потекла струйка крови.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.
The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound.
tröpfeln, träufeln
крапатиkrapaty, стікатиstikaty, лити цівкоюlyty civkoju
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
(intransitive)To flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.
Here the water just trickles along, but later it becomes a torrent.
The film was so bad that people trickled out of the cinema before its end.
tröpfeln, rieseln
сочи́тьсяsočítʹsja
сочитисяsočytysja, точитисяtočytysja, текти цівкоюtekty civkoju
(intransitive)To move or roll slowly.
Examples
30 sentencesA trickle of blood ran down his neck.
ruПо его шее потекла струйка крови.
Tom still believes in trickle-down economics.
Tears trickled down Tom's face.
Blood trickled from the lacerated face.
ruИз порезанного лица сочилась кровь.
Blood trickled from his cut face.
ruИз порезанного лица сочилась кровь.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English triklen, likely a rebracketing (e.g. teres strikled > teerys trikled (From Middle English triklen, likely a rebracketing (e.g. teres strikled > teerys trikled (“tears trickled”)) of Middle English striklen (“to trickle”), equivalent to strike + -le.
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Forms
trickles, trickling, trickled, trickledPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle