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 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 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 But that does not appear to have trickled down to the average worker. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026 Details about Edwards’ actions have trickled out over the past three months, with the most detailed pieces being in the ethics report. — Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 1 Sep. 2026

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Red fluid had come out of her mouth, and blood had dripped out of her nose, the doctor added.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Some passengers pulled out their phones to capture the bizarre scene as water dripped down into the cabin.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of dripped

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The spacecraft reentered over the Pacific and splashed down north of Hawaii three hours after blasting off from Texas.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
The vehicle splashed down intact in the northern Pacific Ocean three hours and eight minutes after liftoff, causing another eruption of cheers from the folks gathered at Starbase.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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Star67, a private-dining concept, kept the crowd snacking on birthday cake bites and ice cream sundaes as the drinks flowed.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Material from both sides of this line flowed together to assemble the parent objects of Bennu, Ryugu and CI chondrites, with ice acting like glue to bond the fine dust particles together.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of flowed

Verb

Fendi used washed gray denim for its straight-fitting jeans for men and women.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
From there, the exhibition gives way to the striking editorial images with which Pavarotti quickly made his name, set against walls washed in scarlet, fuchsia, canary yellow, plum, and terracotta.

— Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of washed

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This week, in the zany world of SEC football, a bit of controversy bubbled to life.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Rate hikes, power outages and now data centers coming online that threaten to strain the electric grid have all bubbled over ahead of the midterm.

— Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of bubbled

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Escarpments were carved into beaches, asphalt rippled on the coastal highway, and tourists like Lester were left trapped.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
Directly mirroring the music video, Yung Lean was flanked by a swath of dancers in school uniforms who rippled through captivating choreography created by Damien Jalet.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

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