driblet
Mere trickle's worth
A driblet is a small amount or portion, especially of liquid: The faucet released water in driblets.
More often, it describes money or information that comes in tiny, inadequate quantities: Payment arrived in driblets over several months.
The word suggests insufficiency—not a proper portion but a meager trickle.
Falling water globule
- dewdropCondensed moisture on surfaces
- beadPierced ornament for threading
- globuleSmall spherical drop
- dripLiquid falling slowly
droplet · teardrop · trickle · splash · spatter · sprinkle · plink · plop
Very small quantity
- modicumSmall, limited quantity
- iotaMinuscule quantity
- pittanceInsultingly small payment
- scrapDiscarded bit or tussle
morsel · fragment · particle · speck · trace · hint · dash · pinch
Thin, slow stream
percolate · weep · drizzle · streamlet · rivulet · exude · filtrate · discharge
raindrop
Falling water globule
drip · droplet · teardrop · trickle · splash · spatter · sprinkle · plink · plop · condensation
smidgen
Very small quantity
scrap · morsel · fragment · particle · speck · trace · hint · dash · pinch · smattering
trickle
Thin, slow stream
leak · percolate · weep · drizzle · streamlet · rivulet · exude · filtrate · discharge · bleed
installment
Periodic partial payment
ration · share · disbursement · payout · quota · allocation · dividend · increment · stipend · dose