TRICKLE Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈtri-kəl

Definition of trickle

as in to drip

to fall or let fall in or as if in drops trickled a little honey into her tea

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as in to splash

to flow in a broken irregular stream the brook trickled along the glade

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Recent Examples of trickle

Verb

As desserts began to trickle out, from miniature gingersnap cookies and truffles to individual chocolate mousse cakes and scoops of sorbet, Axel Rüger, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Director, took the stage. — Eliza Jordan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026 Other big cities seeing that will see funding and resources trickle in include Nashville, Pittsburgh and Providence, Rhode Island. — Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Noun

Stunning details revealed Over the past four years, as Elmore met with Miller dozens of times, the slow trickle of information became increasingly detailed and revelatory. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Iran has attacked American allies in the region, and the Strait of Hormuz is still blocked to all but a trickle of commercial traffic. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trickle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickle

Verb

She’s surrounded by a herd of horses and dripping in confidence.

— Robert Lang, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
At the denouement, Kember is completely alone, his flat, narcotized baritone dripping onto the faded guitar notes like melted mercury.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of drip

Verb

That’s because new data says boomers are splashing their cash on vacations instead of setting it aside for future generations.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Beefy tomato slices splashed with buttermilk dressing and earthy, concentrated tomato vine vinegar.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of splash

Noun

On Wednesday night’s opening possession, Randle sized up Charlotte Hornets forward Naz Reid, took two dribbles to his left, then drilled a turnaround jumper from the free-throw line.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Neither of those movements were recorded as dribbles by Opta, but his final flourish past Rohl in the 64th minute did get classed as one.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of dribble

Verb

From there, wine flowed as attendees tucked into filet mignon and sea bass while chatting across large burgundy floral centerpieces.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Some of the weapons from American manufacturers purchased during the Biden administration are still flowing to Ukraine, but many of those contracts have been fulfilled.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of flow

Verb

Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
An employee handled dirty utensils and dishes with gloves on and later handled clean dishes with those same gloves without washing hands in between.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of wash

Noun

Blood spatter outside of the house and leading down to the basement led officials to believe Blauvelt was killed outside and her body brought downstairs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Suspicions quickly turned to Lizzie as the murderer, even though police were summoned almost immediately and Lizzie showed no signs of blood spatter, on either her clothing or hair.

— Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of spatter

Verb

There are rippling gasps, drums, strings, sax, a vaguely Latin guitar, a sample of a woman talking about getting her hair done.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Lopez is part of a shift rippling through Latino communities across the country.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of ripple

Noun

Like Linda, other community members wiped tears from their faces and embraced one another as photos and videos of Noel appeared on a stage screen.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
By Monday, the girl who cried all those tears on her guitar will be both the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall, and youngest-member of the Nashville edition.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026

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