1
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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2
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
Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Smaller signings will start trickling in soon, and splashier ones will be coming together over the winter.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2025
To Lamarcus Keels, the plant manager at Dundee Engine, producing the engines behind Stellantis' bestselling SUVs means a steadier headcount, faster production lines and more jobs at Dundee, a manufacturing plant that has gone through bouts of layoffs and struggled with a slow trickle of product.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Sometimes, these ideas are diluted and trickle down into the prevailing trends of the day.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Smaller signings will start trickling in soon, and splashier ones will be coming together over the winter.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
Apologies came back from the students, first in a trickle, then in a flood.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2025
To Lamarcus Keels, the plant manager at Dundee Engine, producing the engines behind Stellantis' bestselling SUVs means a steadier headcount, faster production lines and more jobs at Dundee, a manufacturing plant that has gone through bouts of layoffs and struggled with a slow trickle of product.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickle
Verb
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The lid distributes the heat evenly while collecting steam that drips back onto the turkey for a flavorful, juicy finish.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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One is the machine itself, as its inner parts are typically plastic—both in single-cup brewers and drip coffee makers.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Then Oliver splashes his blameless girlfriend in the face, and the three men flee, chased by a group of enraged barflies.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Viewers were able to see the hilarious shot of Jinky in the bath quickly cut to a very telling scene of the same dog bounding into a marshland or small lake, tail wagging, body splashing through mud and water in total ecstasy.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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His possession dribbles per touch have been down to start the season.—
Ricardo Sandoval,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Fewer pick-and-rolls and dribble handoffs means that Adebayo is getting his shots a little differently this season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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People pour in from the dense warrens of India’s financial capital and from dusty villages thousands of kilometers away, all flowing towards the fortified, sea-facing Mumbai home of actor Shah Rukh Khan.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Walk through the front door and the layout flows uninterrupted into multiple living areas highlighted by warm cherry wood accents, fine architectural details and an abundance of natural light.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Employees unable to properly wash their hands and food storage units that can’t keep the hot food hot or the cold food cold got a West Miami-Dade bakery in hot water with state inspectors.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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After assisting a customer, an employee put on gloves and scooped ice from the ice machine without washing their hands.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Her baseball uniform and hat were given the Halloween treatment with blood spatters on her shirt and face.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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That left the vacation-friends spatter-fest Speak No Evil to provide Blumhouse’s only positive cash flow for the year.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The program’s effects ripple through grocery aisles and beyond, said Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, a health policy researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.—
JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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When habitats sit close together, a single weak link can ripple across bird routes, pollinator paths, and seed banks.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Holding back tears, Marta called out the uselessness of comparing this season to last year’s championship run.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Trail Blazers didn’t have Javonte Cooke (G League), Scoot Henderson (left hamstring tear), Damian Lillard (left Achilles tendon injury management), Matisse Thybulle (left thumb ligament tear) and Blake Wesley (right foot fracture) against the Heat.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Trickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickle. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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