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trickle
Universal Words
verb, noun
verb
1 [usually +adv./prep.] to flow, or to make sth flow, slowly in a thin stream:
[V] Tears were trickling down her cheeks. * [VN] Trickle some oil over the salad.
2 [+adv./prep.] to go, or to make sth go, somewhere slowly or gradually:
[V] People began trickling into the hall. * News is starting to trickle out. [also VN]
PHRASALVERBS
trickle down (especially of money) to spread from rich to poor people through the economic system of a country:
Wealth is failing to trickle down through society.
noun
1 a small amount of liquid, flowing slowly:
There was a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth.
2 [usuallysing.] ~ (of sth) a small amount or number of sth, coming or going slowly:
a steady trickle of visitors