TRICKLED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

trickled

verb

past tense of trickle

as in dripped

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

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as in splashed

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

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Recent Examples of trickled Emerson Lalashuis had a let serve that trickled over the net and to the gym floor for a momentum-turning point for DeLand. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 Visitors trickled through in subsequent days to adorn the site with flowers and stuffed animals. — Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026 That trickled into the tunnels at Lincoln Financial Field after the clock hit all zeroes and into the Cowboys’ locker room, where there was screaming and loud music playing on a speaker as soon as the game ended. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026 Voters trickled into a hillside polling station in Wadi Nisnas, a predominantly Arab neighborhood in the northern coastal city of Haifa. — Lia Lapidot Aaron Boxerman and Lia Lapidot, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026 The jokes and nonsense started almost as soon as the first rumors trickled out that Jay, whose company Roc Nation has executive-produced the Super Bowl halftime show since 2019, might be choosing himself to headline next year’s show. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026 Chourio and Yelich scored as the ball trickled into center field. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 Young and old trickled in and out of a Catholic church in Rio de Janeiro’s famed Copacabana neighborhood, where army trucks dotted the beachfront. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Stock Chart IconStock chart icon WTI in 2026 Rising oil appears to have trickled down to consumer prices. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

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As that water dripped across the shelter floor, calcium carbonate settled on anything lying around—logs, leaves, pine cones, and Neanderthal tools.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
The castles are built by hand using sprayed and dripped water to form pillars, tunnels, fountains, crawl spaces and slides.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of dripped

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Basically, the term means that if you get splashed with water, the sunscreen won’t instantly come off.

— Iman Balagam, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
All that changed on Wednesday morning — when a massive great white shark splashed him with its tail in the waters off Oceano, on California’s Central Coast.

— Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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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
While the broader economy has grown at a healthy rate, the gains have disproportionately flowed to the wealthiest households.

— Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of flowed

Verb

Fan mail poured in from children who liked the haircut (a wig at first) and paid little attention to the Cold War.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Jackson has poured more than $200 million of his personal fortune into Georgia’s race for governor, a staggering sum that has shattered state records but hasn’t given him a clear lead over Bottoms, Greg Bluestein reports.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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Greg Olsen is in the final year of his deal at Fox and is looking for a new home, while current NFL names like Travis Kelce and Sean McVay have bubbled up as potential TV talent in chats with agents and network execs.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
And for the artists of a genre that first bubbled up three decades ago, reparto’s global takeover is just getting started.

— Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of bubbled

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Her influence spans Latin America, with her strategic litigation setting the blueprint for the Green Wave (Marea Verde) feminist movement, which began in Argentina and rippled across the region.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
Reactions have rippled throughout the extended web of DWTS personnel and alums, and the latest to weigh in is Gleb Savchenko, a seasoned pro who sat out this entire season after his own share of controversy.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2026

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