Synonyms of trickles

trickles 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of trickle

1

as in drips

to fall or let fall in or as if in drops

trickled a little honey into her tea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drips
• flows
• pours
• drops
• dribbles
• distills
• streams
• sprinkles
• ripples
• seeps
• bleeds
• cascades
• rolls
• runs
• weeps
• oozes
• drizzles
• exudes
• discharges
• riffles
• gutters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gushes
• spouts
• spurts

2

as in splashes

to flow in a broken irregular stream

the brook trickled along the glade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• washes
• drips
• ripples
• bubbles
• gurgles
• dribbles
• swirls
• laps
• rushes
• plashes
• drops
• eddies
• swishes
• guggles
• gushes
• squirts
• spurts
• swooshes
• spouts
• jets
• purls
• spews
• swashes
• whishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• streams
• runs
• pours
• rolls

trickles

2 of 2

noun

plural of trickle

as in dribbles

Related Words

• dribbles
• tears
• raindrops
• spatters
• dewdrops
• droplets
• drips
• beads
• globules
• drops
• teardrops
• gobbets
• blobs
• driblets
• globs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trickles

Verb

Tokar said that figure represents money spent at places such as hotels, rental car counters and restaurants — essentially spending that trickles down beyond the airport’s boundaries. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

But the desire trickles down because those faces are necessarily visually overrepresented. — Tonya Mosley, NPR, 22 July 2026

The Iran war has resulted in a significant spike in fuel prices – roughly 27% over the year – which trickles down through the economy. — Elizabeth Canales, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

This contradiction trickles down. — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

The impact trickles down to car owners. — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 20 May 2026

This is one of several instances of emotional realism that pierce the film’s temporal veil — turning it, in theory, from a series of recollections into a more pressing and contemporary saga of how war trickles down and transforms the lives of young girls in fundamental ways. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026

Where exactly the funding trickles down to isn’t always known. — Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026

Snowpack is an essential lifeline for the state’s water supply that keeps reservoirs healthy, acting as a slow, natural release system that melts gradually through drier periods and trickles water down into reservoirs. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026