See Also: Trickle Down(money)
Trickle down(finance)
trickle(1)(dictionary)
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trickle 1, verb(dictionary)
trickle 2, noun(dictionary)
trickle-down effect(dictionary)

trickle(2) (iou)



trickle verb. ME.
[Imit.]
verb intrans. Flow or fall in successive drops; flow in a thin halting stream. ME.
V. Brittain The tepid water trickled slowly into the bath. P. H. Newby Sweat trickled down his neck. I. McEwan He lifted a handful of sand and let it trickle on to his toes.
b. transf. & fig. Come or go slowly or gradually. E17.
J. Heller News of Green's..bad behaviour..usually trickles down to us. P. D. James The first members of the congregation began to trickle in.
verb intrans. Drip or run with tears, blood, etc. LME.
Dickens His hand was trickling down with blood.
verb trans. Cause to flow in successive drops or a thin halting stream. E17.
E. L. Ortiz Float the rum..by tilting the glass..and trickling the rum down the side.
b. transf. & fig. Cause to come out slowly or gradually. M17.
Daily Telegraph Leaksnews being trickled out ahead of the day when dealings begin.
c. Esp. Golf. Cause (a ball) to travel slowly over the ground. E20.
Comb.: trickle-down adjective involving the gradual spreading of information etc. down through different ranks or groups of people.
trickling noun (a) the action of the verb; an instance of this; (b) a trickle: E17.