Synonyms of trickled

trickled

verb

past tense of trickle

1

as in dripped

to fall or let fall in or as if in drops

trickled a little honey into her tea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dripped
• flowed
• poured
• dropped
• sprinkled
• distilled
• dribbled
• streamed
• rippled
• rolled
• seeped
• bled
• cascaded
• ran
• drizzled
• oozed
• wept
• exuded
• discharged
• riffled
• guttered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gushed
• spurted
• spouted

2

as in splashed

to flow in a broken irregular stream

the brook trickled along the glade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashed
• washed
• bubbled
• dripped
• rippled
• dribbled
• gurgled
• swirled
• lapped
• plashed
• rushed
• eddied
• guggled
• swooshed
• swished
• dropped
• spurted
• purled
• squirted
• gushed
• spewed
• spouted
• jetted
• swashed
• whished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poured
• rolled
• ran
• streamed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trickled

View this post on Instagram Because of the news of her divorce, the post trickled through the celebrity gossip outlets, and that coverage in turn propagated the post through Google search. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026

As attendees trickled out of the meeting as the hours wore on, commissioners debated the future of the city’s film regulations. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Word of Kreiz’s joining Paramount trickled out earlier in the day, but Ellison had already decided to wait until after market close to announce it. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

From there the shape has trickled down to everyday retailers like Zara and Uniqlo, moving from a high-end outerwear statement into something a wider audience can buy off the rack. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

The protest camp, which had been reduced to a small corps of devotees, was growing by the hour as familiar faces trickled in for the moment of truth. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

While details about the wedding were initially kept under wraps, with guests reportedly asked to sign NDAs and lock away their phones for the evening, accounts from the night have slowly trickled out in the months following the nuptials. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026

Not considering some of the Looney Tunes whispers that have trickled out from behind Payton’s orange and blue curtain. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2026

By the 1950s, this thinking had trickled down to the masses, and with help from women’s magazines, wearing white after Labor Day was considered inappropriate. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2026