ebb tide vs trickle

ebb tide

noun
  • The period between high tide and the next low tide in which the sea is receding. 

trickle

noun
  • A very thin river. 

  • A very thin flow; the act of trickling. 

verb
  • to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously. 

  • To move or roll slowly. 

  • to pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously. 

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