<p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, gentle stream: "Tears trickled down her cheeks."</li><li>to come, go, or pass bit by bit, slowly, or irregularly: "The guests trickled out of the room."</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to cause to trickle.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a trickling flow or stream.</li><li>a small, slow, or irregular quantity of anything coming, going, or proceeding: "a trickle of visitors throughout the day."</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms:</strong></p><ul><li>drip, seepage, dribble</li></ul>