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Trickle Flow Called Trickling Trɪkl N.细流 Blood Wound

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Pron ['trɪkl]
Back 【trickle】
n.细流
There was a trickle of blood from the wound on his face.
他脸上的伤处有鲜血渗出。
Vocab
tricklerun or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

To trickle is to weakly flow out of something, like a faucet. A trickle is like a drip.

There are a lot of ways water can flow, but one type of slow dripping is called trickling. If your shower is only releasing a trickle of water, you're not going to get much of a shower. If it's raining — but only a trickle — you might not need an umbrella. A slightly leaky roof is trickling. A trickle is the opposite of a downpour or flood. Trickling can also be called dribbling.

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