trickle

noun [C]

/ˈtrɪk·əl/

Definition

› a slow flow of something, or a small number of people or things arriving or leaving somewhere: A trickle of sweat ran down his chest. Only a trickle (= small amount) of goods reached the village.

(Definition of trickle noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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