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 The Dodgers tied the score in the bottom of the 10th when Mookie Betts’ hard liner up the middle deflected off the glove of second baseman Julien and trickled into center field, allowing Andy Pages to score from third. — Kyle Glaser, Oc Register, 7 July 2026 This is true at the highest levels of sport and has trickled down to youth and high school-level sports as well. — Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 1 July 2026 The Giants broke the scoreless tie when Luis Arraez scored in the sixth on an infield single by Rafael Devers, running home when Austin Riley’s throw bounced off Olson’s glove and trickled away from him and down the right-field line. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 28 June 2026 Amid the chaos, the ball trickled away and the net was temporarily left wide open. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026 Those international guests have trickled in — usually the day before and after a game takes place at Arrowhead Stadium — but locals have been largely absent, said Malisa Monyakula, owner of Lulu’s. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026 The ball took a few small bounces and trickled into the hole for eagle. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026 As the match ended in a 1-1 draw, fans trickled out with smiles on their faces, eager to find their next World Cup-viewing destination. — CBS News, 18 June 2026 While the full price hike hasn't trickled down to drivers just yet, mechanics are starting to feel it. — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 June 2026

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Blood dripped from his head; his father and daughter had various injuries.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
During a session, the molecule is mixed with saline and dripped into a vein over one to four hours.

— Allison Palmer Updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026

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Iran’s bargaining chip Authorities in Iran have repeatedly used the Strait of Hormuz – through which around a fifth of the world’s crude flowed before the war – as a bargaining chip.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Still, by the end of the concert, a soggy yet determined crowd of 4,750 had flowed through the park grounds.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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Gordon, the only sitting judge who spent multiple days on the bus, poured over documents and sequestered himself with a laptop and a cell phone video call in a back corner.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026
The scale alone — several million visitors have poured through the country over the tournament’s five-week run — has made the World Cup both a massive sporting spectacle and a test of logistical and policy coordination on an unprecedented level.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026

Definition of poured

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One day before the trip began, a dispute over where Harry would stay rippled through the media.

— Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 July 2026
Thousands of dead Cassin's auklets washed onto beaches across the Pacific Northwest during the same period, another indication that warming ocean conditions had rippled through the ecosystem.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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