trickle

Meaning

Noun

1. A very thin river.
2. A very thin flow; the sound of such a flow.

Verb

1. to pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.
2. to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.
3. To move or roll slowly.

Synonyms

drip

ooze

drop

dribble

exude

flow

leak

distill

seep

ooze out

glide

drizzle

filter

fall in drops

distil

dripping

flux

stream

sweat

😓

drain

leak out

spill

pour

pour out

run out

spillage

splash

sprinkle

tap

thin

thread

🧵

stream forth

trill

well out

become known

drip down

leak away

make wet

seep out

spot with rain

waste

be contaminated

be incontinent

follow one after another

bleeding

🩸

flow forth

burst

dash

💨

discharge

distribute

drool

drops

effuse

emanation

emission

escape

extend

file

filtrate

gush

gutter

instill

leakage

outflow

propagate

raindrop

run

runoff

see

👀

seep through

Translations

tröpfeln

dégouliner

couler

rieseln

träufeln

sickern

Rinnsal

tropfen

verrinnen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹɪkəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: triklen

In summary

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.
For other similar cases of incorrect division, see also apron, daffodil, newt, nickname, orange, umpire.