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trickle

noun [S] (SMALL NUMBER)
 
 
/ˈtrɪk.l̩/

Definition

a very small number of people or things arriving or leaving somewhere: We usually only get a trickle of customers in the shop in the mornings.Words meaning small pieces and amounts
(Definition of trickle noun (SMALL NUMBER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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