decrease to a trickle

Definition

Definition of decrease to a trickle - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

flow reductionreduce flow or amount gradually until very small

The river decreased to a trickle during the dry season.

diminish

slow down

intensity reduction

Rare

lessen intensity or frequency until minimal

Rare

The crowd's cheers decreased to a trickle after the game ended.

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Expressions with decrease

on the decrease

adv.

happening in a way that is becoming less or reducing

Crime rates are on the decrease in this city.

decrease by

become smaller in amount or level by a stated quantity

Sales may decrease by ten percent this year.

Expressions with trickle

trickle down

flow slowly in small amounts

Water began to trickle down the window pane.

trickle in

arrive slowly or gradually

The guests began to trickle in around 7 PM.

trickle out

become known gradually

Details of the plan started to trickle out.

trickle of information

small amount of information

We only received a trickle of information about the new project.

trickle-up

process where benefits move from lower to higher levels

The trickle-up of innovation changed the whole industry.

trickle-down

adj.

flowing from the top to lower levels

The trickle-down effect was seen in the company's management.

trickle truth

revealing the truth slowly over time

He used trickle truth to avoid getting into trouble.

trickle charger

device charging batteries slowly to avoid overcharging

He left the trickle charger connected overnight.

trickle charge

process to keep a battery fully charged

A trickle charge prevents the battery from depleting.

trickle down economics

economic theory where benefits to the wealthy benefit all

Trickle down economics is often debated in political circles.

Examples of decrease to a trickle in a sentence

Sales decreased to a trickle after the holiday season.
The river's flow decreased to a trickle during the drought.
The phone notifications decreased to a trickle late at night.

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French:s'amenuiser, ...
German:auf ein Rinnsal reduzieren, nachlassen, ...
Italian:diradare, diradarsi, ...
Spanish:reducir a un hilo, disminuir hasta casi desaparecer, ...
Portuguese:escassear, diminuir até quase desaparecer, ...
Chinese:减少到涓涓细流, 减少到零星, ...
Japanese:徐々に減る, 次第に減少する, ...
Arabic:تضاءل, تَقَلَّصَ إِلَى أَدْنَى حَدّ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִידַּלְדֵּל לְטִפְטוּף, לְהִצְטַמְצֵם עַד לַמִּינִימוּם, ...
Russian:уменьшаться до капли, снижаться до минимума, ...
Ukrainian:зменшуватися, згасати, ...
Hindi:धीरे-धीरे कम होना, टपकना, ...
Bengali:ধীরে ধীরে কমে যাওয়া, কমে আসা, ...
Catalan:reduir a un fil, disminuir fins a gairebé desaparèixer, ...
Czech:zmenšit se na slabý pramínek, zeslabit na minimum, ...
Danish:aftage til en dryp, aftage til en svag strøm, ...
Dutch:afnemen, uitdoven, ...
Greek:μειώνομαι σταδιακά, εξασθενώ, ...
Hungarian:elapadni, elhalni, ...
Khmer:ថយចុះរហូតដល់ហូរតិចៗ, ថយចុះរហូតនៅសល់តិចតួច, ...
Korean:점점 줄어들다, 줄어들다, ...
Persian:کم شدن تدریجی, کم شدن به قطره‌قطره, ...
Polish:zmniejszać się, zanikać, ...
Portuguese (BR):reduzir a um filete, reduzir até quase acabar, ...
Romanian:a se reduce treptat, a scădea treptat, ...
Swedish:avta, minksa, ...
Thai:ลดลงจนเหลือเพียงเล็กน้อย, ลดลงจนเหลือหยดเดียว, ...
Turkish:damla damla azalmak, düşmek, ...
Vietnamese:giảm dần, giảm dần đến mức nhỏ giọt, ...

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