trickle

• Substantiv, das einen kleinen, langsamen oder schwachen Flüssigkeitsstrom bezeichnet, der durch das Bilden und Fallen von Tropfen gekennzeichnet ist.

A noun referring to a small, slow, or gentle flow of liquid, characterized by the formation and falling of drops.

1. Small flow of liquidB1formal

   A slow, thin, or small stream of liquid, often flowing in drops.

   Rinnsal

   • A trickle of water came from the leaky faucet.
   • The rain was just a trickle against the window.
   • He could hear the trickle of a stream in the distance.

   Synonymedribbledriprivuletseepage

   Antonymefloodflowgushstreamtorrent

2. Small amount or movementB2formal

   A small, slow, or gradual movement or amount of something, such as people, money, or information.

   Kleine Menge oder Bewegung

   • A trickle of customers entered the store throughout the morning.
   • The donations started as a trickle but soon became a flood.
   • Only a trickle of news came from the remote village.

   Synonymedribbledrip

   Antonymefloodflowgushstreamtorrent

• Verb, das ein langsames, stetiges Fließen einer Flüssigkeit in kleinen Mengen beschreibt oder im übertragenen Sinn das allmähliche Eintreffen oder Abwandern von Menschen oder Dingen.

A verb used to describe the slow, steady flow of a liquid in small amounts, or metaphorically, the gradual movement or arrival of people or things.

1. B1formal

   To run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream.

   Langsam fließen

   • Water trickled from the leaky faucet all night.
   • Tears trickled down her cheeks as she listened to the sad story.
   • The rain trickled through the cracks in the roof.

   Synonymedribbledripfilterleakoozepercolateseepstream

   Antonymefloodflowgushpour

2. Move slowly in small numbersB2informal

   To come or go slowly, in small numbers or amounts.

   Langsam eintreffen

   • People trickled into the theater just before the show started.
   • Donations trickled in over the course of the month.
   • News about the event trickled out to the public gradually.

   Synonymedribbledriftfilterseepstraggle

   Antonymefloodpourstreamsurge