ˈdriblə̇t noun
( -s )
Etymology: drib (I) + -let
1. : a trifling sum
do not like having money doled out to me in driblets — D.G.Gerahty
2. : one of a succession of small or insignificant quantities, amounts, portions, or bits
driblets of information that drifted in
withdrew him army in driblets
3. : a falling drop : dribble 1b
driblets came through the bedroom ceiling