(~s, trickling, ~d)
1.
When a liquid ~s, or when you ~ it, it flows slowly in very small amounts.
A tear ~d down the old man’s cheek...
Trickle water gently over the back of your baby’s head...
VERB: V prep/adv, V n
•
Trickle is also a noun.
There was not so much as a ~ of water.
N-COUNT: usu sing
2.
When people or things ~ in a particular direction, they move there slowly in small groups or amounts, rather than all together.
Some donations are already trickling in.
VERB: V adv/prep
•
Trickle is also a noun.
The flood of cars has now slowed to a ~...
N-COUNT: usu sing