trickle

/ˈtɹɪkəl/

noun

  1. 1

    A very thin river.

    “The brook had shrunk to a mere trickle.”
  2. 2

    A very thin flow; the act of trickling.

    “The tap of the washbasin in my bedroom is leaking and the trickle drives me mad at night.”

verb

  1. 1

    To pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.

    “The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound.”
  2. 2

    To flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.

    “Here the water just trickles along, but later it becomes a torrent.”
  3. 3

    To move or roll slowly.

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