trickles
trickles is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, trickles is hyphenated as:
Definitions oftrickles
- A very thin river.
Example: "The brook had shrunk to a mere trickle."
- A very thin flow; the act of trickling.
Example: "The tap of the washbasin in my bedroom is leaking and the trickle drives me mad at night."
- To pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.
Example: "The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound."
- To flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.
Example: "Here the water just trickles along, but later it becomes a torrent."
- To move or roll slowly.
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