Trickling

/ˈtrɪklɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Flowing slowly in small amounts or drops; moving gradually in a thin stream.

Etymology

From Middle English 'tricklen,' possibly imitative of the sound water makes or derived from Old Norse 'trika' (to run). The word has always described slow, continuous movement of liquid.

Kelly Says

The word 'trickle' is probably onomatopoetic—it might literally imitate the sound of slow water, which is why 'trickle-down economics' sounds so sneaky and slow, as if wealth is supposed to dribble down to everyone eventually!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
滴答
di-da
ARالعربية
تنقيط
tan-qiṭ
BNবাংলা
ধীরে ধীরে পড়া
dhi-re dhi-re pa-ra
CACatalà
gotejar
go-te-jar
CSČeština
kapat
ka-pat
DADansk
dryppe
drop-pe
DEDeutsch
tropfen
troh-fen
ELΕλληνικά
σταγόνα
sta-go-na
ESEspañol
gotear
go-tear
FAفارسی
چکیدن
chek-i-dan
FISuomi
pisara
pee-sa-ra
FRFrançais
goutter
goo-tər
GUGU
દ્રાવણ
dra-va-n
HAHA
zuba
zoo-bah
HEעברית
לזלוג
la-zlug
HIहिन्दी
धारा
dha-ra
HUMagyar
csepeg
che-peg
IDBahasa Indonesia
menetes
me-ne-tes
IGIG
n'eke
neh-keh
ITItaliano
strisciare
stri-cha-reh
JA日本語
たらたら
ta-ra-ta-ra
KKKK
биі
bee
KMKM
រះ
reh
KO한국어
느리게 흐르다
neuli-ge h-reu-da
MRMR
ड्रिप
drip
MSBahasa Melayu
menetes
me-ne-tes
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-tawr
NLNederlands
druppelen
droo-pə-lə
NONorsk
dryppe
drop-pe
PAPA
ਗਿੱ Onions
gi-n-i-ons
PLPolski
cieknąć
chye-knyats
PTPortuguês
gotejar
go-te-jar
RORomână
scurge
sker-ge
RUРусский
капать
ka-pat'
SVSvenska
drilla
dril-la
SWKiswahili
kunywa
koo-n-y-wa
TAதமிழ்
சிறுசிறு
chi-ru chi-ru
TEతెలుగు
చిన్నచిన్న
chin-na chin-na
THไทย
หยด
yot
TLTL
tulo
too-loh
TRTürkçe
damla damla akmak
dam-la dam-la ak-mak
UKУкраїнська
крапля
kra-plya
URاردو
قطرات
qatraat
VITiếng Việt
giọt gòt
giot goht
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
滴答
di-da
ZUZU
isigubhu
ee-si-goo-boo

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