trickle
/ˈtrɪkəl/
noun
- A small, slow, or thin flow of liquid.
- He wiped away the trickle of blood from his scraped knee.
- The stream had been reduced to a mere trickle during the drought.
- A trickle of water ran from the melting ice cube.
- A small, slow movement or supply of something.
- At first there was a trickle of support, then a flood.
- Only a trickle of customers came to the store that morning.
- The trickle of information from the company was frustrating.
verb
- To flow or fall in drops or in a thin, slow stream.
- The rain began to trickle through the crack in the roof.
- Sweat trickled down his forehead as he worked in the garden.
- Water trickled from the leaky faucet all night long.
- To come or go slowly or in small numbers.
- News of the victory trickled out to the public days later.
- Donations trickled in, but not enough to meet the goal.
- Guests trickled into the party over the course of an hour.
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