TRICKLES Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

trickles 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of trickle

as in drips

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

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as in splashes

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

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trickles

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noun

plural of trickle

as in dribbles

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Lincoln Riley chatter trickles down to TCU During his radio show on Tuesday morning, long time sports talk show host Dan Patrick assessed the state of USC football under head coach Lincoln Riley. — Mac Engel october 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026 Of course, what’s presented on the runway trickles down to consumer sentiment. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 And that also trickles down to the fact that these settler groups are unbelievably well armed. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 The price increase trickles down to all goods sold across the economy. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Your main leaders have to embody what the business stands for because whatever happens at the top eventually trickles down to the customer. — Tiffany Loe, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 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 The impact trickles down to car owners. — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 20 May 2026

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Delicate glass vessels suspended by metal and connected by pipes gather condensation that drips into a pool of fetid water.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Other new treatments that support guests on their personalised journeys include IV Therapy, with IV drips to enhance health and performance.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of drips

Verb

Selena is offended, and splashes him with the liquid, which burns and kills him.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
In this photograph snapped by astronomer José Rodrigues, the Milky Way splashes across the night sky above two telescopes at ESO's La Silla Observatory.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of splashes

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Allen took only two dribbles — one before midcourt and one after — gathered his feet, and pulled up from the left side of the arc.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
On Wednesday night’s opening possession, Randle sized up Charlotte Hornets forward Naz Reid, took two dribbles to his left, then drilled a turnaround jumper from the free-throw line.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of dribbles

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Given the relatively slow expansion of Europe's domestic tech sector, institutional capital increasingly flows toward US cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence initiatives.

— , CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
The practice is rooted in Qi, a life force that flows through 14 meridians in the body, according to UT MD Anderson.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of flows

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Tatcha’s creamy cleanser gently washes the day away with an amino acid base, while Okinawa algae and hyaluronic acid deeply nourish the skin and replenish its water reserve.

— Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
My mom, sister, colleagues, and best friends are all hooked on the comfy-chic pair that washes well, fits like a dream, and looks incredible.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of washes

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Salman burst into tears on hearing the verdict, as did one of her relatives in the front row.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Fort Worth police Officer Buddy Calzada read a letter from Everman Mayor Ray Richardson, who stood in the audience in light blue with tears on his cheeks.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of tears

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Then the flesh inexplicably ripples around him, reminding us whose home this actually is.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
One of the more surreal responses to that experience is applause, which ripples through the audience of Paranormal Activity a beat after all the major scares, like rain settling in after a peal of thunder.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of ripples

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The worst bubbles form in industries that offer little in the way of innovation and are financed mainly by debt.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Released three years after the similarly freewheeling Nekkuja, the album bubbles over with interdimensional ambition and zigzagging ideas, anchored by her ability to command bewildering expanses of melody and form.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

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