drip-feed

ˈdrɪpˌfid

Definition

Definition of drip-feed - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

communication

constant supply of small amounts of information

The news was released via a drip-feed to the public.

dribble

stream

trickle

medical

device for slow liquid delivery in drops

The hospital used a drip-feed for the patient.

Verb

information supply

tr.

provide information in small, regular amounts

tr.

The company chose to drip-feed updates to the public.

dispense

trickle

gradual funding

tr.

fund a project gradually over time

tr.

Investors decided to drip-feed money into the startup.

medical infusion

tr./intr.

Rare

administer fluid, nutrients, or medication gradually over time

tr./intr.

Rare

The patient was drip-fed to ensure a steady recovery..

administer

infuse

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on a drip-feed

adv.

gradually receiving necessary resources

The project was funded on a drip-feed.

Origin of drip-feed

English, drip (fall in drops) + feed (supply food)

Examples of drip-feed in a sentence

A drip-feed of information kept the audience engaged.
The patient was attached to a drip-feed.
She received nutrients through a drip-feed.
They decided to drip-feed the news to the employees.
The teacher drip-fed the information to keep the students engaged.
The government plans to drip-feed funds into the new infrastructure project.

They decided to drip-feed resources to the charity over several years.
They had to drip-feed the newborn kitten.
The nurse will drip-feed the medication over several hours.

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French:goutte-à-goutte, distiller, ...
German:Tröpfchenweise, tröpfchenweise informieren, ...
Italian:rilascio graduale, fornire informazioni a piccole dosi, ...
Spanish:goteo, suministrar, ...
Portuguese:gotejamento, divulgar, ...
Chinese:逐步释放, 逐步提供, ...
Japanese:点滴, 小出しにする, ...
Arabic:تَغْذِيَة بِالتَّنْقِيط, زَوَّدَ تَدْرِيجِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:טִפְּטוּף מֵידָע, לְטַפְטֵף מֵידָע, ...
Russian:капельная подача, постепенно предоставлять, ...
Ukrainian:поступове надходження, подавати, ...
Hindi:ड्रिप-फीड, थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके जानकारी देना, ...
Bengali:ড্রিপ-ফিড, অল্প অল্প করে জানানো, ...
Catalan:degoteig, dosificar, ...
Czech:postupné dávkování, dávkovat, ...
Danish:drypvis, dosere, ...
Dutch:druppelvoeding, mondjesmaat geven, ...
Greek:σταδιακός εφοδιασμός, παρέχω σταδιακά, ...
Hungarian:adagolás, csepegtetni, ...
Khmer:ការបញ្ចេញព័ត៌មានបន្តិចម្តងៗជាបន្តបន្ទាប់, ផ្តល់ព័ត៌មានបន្តបន្ទាប់បន្តិចម្តងៗ, ...
Korean:점진적, 조금씩 제공하다, ...
Persian:چکه‌چکه, قطره‌چکانی ارائه کردن, ...
Polish:kroplówka informacyjna, dozować, ...
Portuguese (BR):gotejamento, gotejar, ...
Romanian:flux constant, a furniza treptat, ...
Swedish:droppmatning, droppa, ...
Thai:การหยดข้อมูล, ทยอยให้ข้อมูล, ...
Turkish:damla damla, damla damla vermek, ...
Vietnamese:nguồn cung cấp nhỏ giọt, cung cấp nhỏ giọt, ...

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