To pronounce "trickle", say TRICKL-e — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈtɹɪkəl/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
trickle
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/ˈtɹɪkəl/
IPA
"trickle" has 2 syllables: trickl-e. It rhymes with pickle and sickle, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: trickel — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
“The brook had shrunk to a mere trickle.”
“The tap of the washbasin in my bedroom is leaking and the trickle drives me mad at night.”
verb
“The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound.”
“Here the water just trickles along, but later it becomes a torrent.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Trickle" has 2 syllables: trickl · e.
The IPA transcription of "trickle" is /ˈtɹɪkəl/.
Trickle: A very thin river.
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