trickle

• Существительное, обозначающее небольшой, медленный или слабый поток жидкости, характеризующийся образованием и падением капель.

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.

   Струйка

   • 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.

   Synonymsdribbledriprivuletseepage

   Antonymsfloodflowgushstreamtorrent

2. Small amount or movementB2formal

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

   Небольшое количество или движение

   • 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.

   Synonymsdribbledrip

   Antonymsfloodflowgushstreamtorrent

• Глагол, используемый для описания медленного, постоянного потока жидкости в небольших количествах, или, в переносном смысле, постепенного движения или прибытия людей или вещей.

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.

   Течь медленно

   • 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.

   Synonymsdribbledripfilterleakoozepercolateseepstream

   Antonymsfloodflowgushpour

2. Move slowly in small numbersB2informal

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

   Поступать медленно

   • 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.

   Synonymsdribbledriftfilterseepstraggle

   Antonymsfloodpourstreamsurge