"trickle" in the noun sense
1. drip, trickle, dribble
flowing in drops the formation and falling of drops of liquid
"there's a drip through the roof"
"trickle" in the verb sense
1. trickle, dribble, filter
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
"water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"
"reports began to dribble in"
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