trickled
Dripped in slowly
Trickled is the past tense of trickle—to flow in a thin, slow stream.
Water trickles from a leaky faucet; sweat trickles down a face.
The word extends to anything arriving gradually in small amounts: Donations trickled in over the weekend.
News of the disaster trickled out slowly.
Fell in drops
- seepedLeaked out gradually
- oozedFlowed out slowly
- leakedEscaped through opening
- streamedFlowed steadily forth
flowed · droplets · rivulet · percolated · filtered · condensation · runoff · raindrops
At reduced speed
- steadilyIn constant, unwavering fashion
- intermittentlyAt irregular intervals
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- incrementalProceeding by small additions
bit-by-bit · sporadic · meager · scattered · piecemeal · infrequent · dwindled · tapered
Escaped through opening
- spreadTo distribute widely
- circulatedDistributed widely
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- emergedCame into view
surfaced · disseminated · rumors · whispers · gossip · reports · news · revelations
dripped
Fell in drops
streamed · flowed · droplets · rivulet · percolated · filtered · condensation · runoff · raindrops · spilled
slowly
At reduced speed
- steadilyIn constant, unwavering fashion
- intermittentlyAt irregular intervals
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
incremental · bit-by-bit · sporadic · meager · scattered · piecemeal · infrequent · dwindled · tapered · ebbed
leaked
Escaped through opening
- spreadTo distribute widely
- circulatedDistributed widely
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
emerged · surfaced · disseminated · rumors · whispers · gossip · reports · news · revelations · disclosed
straggled
Moved in scattered disorder
assembled · appeared · showed · drifted · wandered · filtered · congregated · visitors · guests · attendees
- trickling downFlowing slowly in drops
- trickle downSpread gradually to lower levels
- trickled downFlowed in thin stream
- trickle-down economicsTheory that enriching top helps bottom
- trickle down effect
- trickle down economics