trickling
Flowing in drops
Trickling describes liquid moving in a thin, slow stream or in drops rather than flowing freely: Water was trickling down the window.
The word extends to anything arriving or departing gradually in small amounts: Customers trickled in throughout the afternoon, News trickled out over several days.
A trickle is likewise a small, slow flow—of water, information, or people.
Bubbling liquid sound
- patterQuick rehearsed speech
- babbleIncoherent speech
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- plopSoft dropping sound
dripping · splatter · tinkle · plink · burble · splash · glug · bloop
Valve controlling water flow
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- plumberWater system tradesperson
- valveFluid flow controller
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
crack · condensation · moisture · dampness · repair · drainpipe · gutter · spigot
drip
Liquid falling slowly
percolate · drizzle · seep · leak · weep · dripping · droplets · rivulet · runnel · streamlet
gurgle
Bubbling liquid sound
plop · dripping · splatter · tinkle · plink · burble · splash · glug · bloop · plonk
faucet
Valve controlling water flow
hose · crack · condensation · moisture · dampness · repair · drainpipe · gutter · spigot · tap
gradual
Developing slowly over time
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
incremental · meager · scant · slow · sporadic · thin · light · faint · minimal · slight
soothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
gentle · restful · meditative · ambient · relaxing · quiet · soft · lulling · placid · idyllic
- fluid movementflowing, pouring, dripping, draining, oozing
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- leaksleak, leaks, air leak, oil leak, gas leak
- plumbing problemsleak, leaks, clog, clogs, burst pipe
- water actionswatering, soaking, flooding, spraying, dripping
- gradual motioncrawling, creeping, inching, drifting, gliding
- trickling downFlowing slowly in drops