What is the meaning of trickle?

noun

  • Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid.
    • usage: "there's a drip through the roof"

verb

  • Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream.
    • usage: "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"
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