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

Regional sports networks were once a lucrative business model for teams and leagues, as the channels pay high fees to air local games that trickle down to team payrolls. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 Save your money for now, particularly since many of the 11's features will trickle down to the 10 via software update. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

Noun

And the only hint of rain comes from the sound of wind rustling cactus spines, trickle trickle trickle. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026 But when the trickle of interest became a flood, and when the proposals swelled from small data centers to massive hyperscale complexes, concerned residents began speaking out. — Jason Bailey, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trickle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickle

Verb

The whole room dripped in a deep purple hue, really leaning into its name.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
Dip each piece of chicken into the egg mixture, allowing the excess to drip off.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of drip

Verb

Quinta de la Rosa Extra Dry White Port Perfumed with a note of pear, this offering is a great lower-alcohol substitute for gin or vodka in most cocktails but equally quaffable when splashed with tonic or seltzer.

— Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
If the lid isn’t perfectly sealed, liquids could splash onto a hot stove.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of splash

Verb

For the traditional Telugu Hindu ceremony, their priest translated Sanskrit to English in real time, and the mandap was designed as a circle to represent how life flows into itself for eternity.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Millions of people across the floodplains of the Indian subcontinent depend on the water that flows downstream.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of flow

Verb

People pointed to enormous rocks that had been washed downriver during the earlier floods, as others standing on a suspension bridge over the water were warned off with whistles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Some pointed to enormous rocks washed downriver during the earlier floods, while others standing on a suspension bridge were warned off with whistles.

— Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of wash

Verb

Her light ripples and will forever ripple, and will shine even brighter now.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
One of the more surreal responses to that experience is applause, which ripples through the audience of Paranormal Activity a beat after all the major scares, like rain settling in after a peal of thunder.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of ripple

Noun

Thank you, Tim, for giving the world a little more freedom, a little more fearlessness, and through the tears in our eyes, the courage to BE IT.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
More recently, it’s been tied up in lawsuits in Kingston, where the company’s current owner and Gottlieb’s nephew, Neil Bender, has been on an acquisition tear.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2026

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