trickling
trickling is the present participle and gerund of trickle.
Meaning of trickle
Verb
trickle (third-person singular simple present trickles, present participle trickling, simple past and past participle trickled)
- 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.
- Some [marbles] were found in a child's grave at Nagada, Egypt […] together with a set of ninepins and three rectangular bricks which could have formed an arch through which to trickle the balls.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 32
Noun
trickling (plural tricklings)
- The act or result of something that trickles.
- the tricklings of water down the cave walls
Forms of trickling
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Phrases with trickling
Questions about trickling
- What does trickling mean?
- Trickling means the act or result of something that trickles.
- What is trickling the present participle and gerund of?
- Trickling is the present participle and gerund of trickle.
- What part of speech is trickling?
- Trickling is a noun.
- What is the plural of trickling?
- The plural of trickling is tricklings.
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