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trickle verb [ ˈtrɪk(ə)l ]

• (of a liquid) flow in a small stream.
• "a solitary tear trickled down her cheek"
Similar: drip, dribble, drizzle, flow, run, spill, ooze, leak, seep, exude, percolate,
Opposite: pour, gush, stream,
• come, go, or appear slowly or gradually.
• "the first members of the congregation began to trickle in"

trickle noun

• a small flow of liquid.
• "a trickle of blood"
Similar: dribble, drip, thin stream, rivulet, runnel,
Origin: Middle English (as a verb): imitative.

trickle down

• (of wealth) gradually benefit the poorest as a result of the increasing wealth of the richest.
"investment in the country's natural resources is failing to trickle down to the local population"



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