drip feed
noun/ˈdrɪp fiːd/
/ˈdrɪp fiːd/
[uncountable, countable]- the slow steady release of separate small amounts of something such as information
- the steady drip feed of leaked documents in the papers
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- a slow, continuous supply of liquid food, medicine, water, etc.
- I'm sitting in hospital hooked up to a drip feed.
- The garden is watered through a drip feed irrigation system.
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