Past tense of trickle
regular verb
The past tense of trickle is trickled. The past participle is also trickled.
Forms of trickle
| Base form (V1) | trickle /ˈtɹɪkəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | trickled |
| Past participle (V3) | trickled |
| Present participle | trickling |
| Third person singular | trickles |
Trickled in a sentence
- The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound.
- The film was so bad that people trickled out of the cinema before its end.
- Puss leaked out from beneath white gauze on his back and trickled down his spine.2016 When Crickets Cry page 267. From the entry puss
- Ice water trickled down my eustachian tubes, leaving a cold, bitter taste in my mouth.2016, Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor, page 20. From the entry eustachian tube
- Sweat trickled down his forehead, steaming up his round Harry Potter glasses.2014, Julie Garwood, Fast Track, page 290. From the entry Harry Potter glasses
Meaning of trickle
- noun A very thin river.
- noun A very thin flow; the sound of such a flow.
- verb To pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.
Questions about the past tense of trickle
- What is the past tense of trickle?
- The past tense of trickle is trickled.
- What is the past participle of trickle?
- The past participle of trickle is trickled.
- Is trickle a regular or irregular verb?
- Trickle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: trickle (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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