to drip, to trickle, to drop
1. to fall in drops or small quantities; to drip slowly
Water was dripping from the faucet all night.
A água gotejava da torneira a noite toda.
2. to flow or fall in small successive drops
The coffee dripped slowly into the cup.
O café gotejava lentamente na xícara.
3. figuratively, to supply or distribute gradually and sparingly
The government drip-fed information to the media.
O governo gotejava informações para a mídia.
Gotejar is commonly used in Brazilian Portuguese to describe everyday phenomena like leaking faucets or slow coffee makers. In medical contexts, it refers to intravenous drips (gotejamento). The word is also used metaphorically to describe the gradual release of information or resources by authorities.
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