Trickle | Mean of trickle in English Dictionary

/ˈtrɪkəl/

• Verb
• to flow or fall in drops
1. Tears trickled down her cheeks.
2. Water was trickling out of the gutter.
• to move or go slowly in small numbers or amounts
1. People trickled into the theater.
2. Donations have been trickling in.
• to spread from the upper levels of a society, organization, etc., to the lower levels
1. They believe that the benefits of the tax cut for corporations should eventually trickle down to the average consumer.
• Noun

• a slow, thin flow of water
1. We heard the trickle of water from the roof.
2. The flow of water slowed to a trickle.
• a slow movement of people or things in small numbers or amounts
1. Sales have slowed to a trickle in recent weeks.
2. A slow/steady trickle of customers came into the store throughout the day.