trickle

1. (transitive)To pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.

   The doctor trickled some iodine on the wound.

   tröpfeln, träufeln

   крапатиkrapaty, стікатиstikaty, лити цівкоюlyty civkoju

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

2. (intransitive)To flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.

   Here the water just trickles along, but later it becomes a torrent.

   The film was so bad that people trickled out of the cinema before its end.

   tröpfeln, rieseln

   сочи́тьсяsočítʹsja

   сочитисяsočytysja, точитисяtočytysja, текти цівкоюtekty civkoju

3. (intransitive)To move or roll slowly.

1. A trickle of blood ran down his neck.

   ruПо его шее потекла струйка крови.

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2. Tom still believes in trickle-down economics.

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3. Tears trickled down Tom's face.

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4. Blood trickled from the lacerated face.

   ruИз порезанного лица сочилась кровь.

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5. Blood trickled from his cut face.

   ruИз порезанного лица сочилась кровь.

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regular · Lesson

• trickle offTo gradually decline in amount.
• trickle downTo pass from high-ranked people to lower-ranked people