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as in dripping
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
trickled a little honey into her tea
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as in splashing
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the brook trickled along the glade
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Recent Examples of trickling
Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The headlines have been trickling out, but one of the biggest takeaways is that the former VP still seems undecided as to what's next for her.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
After slowly trickling out in July, the Air Jordan Mule sneaker loafer has been steadily adding options throughout the summer, with plenty more to come.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
Since banks look to the Fed’s benchmark rate when setting their own interest rates for consumers, this means that the returns on savings accounts will start trickling down, too.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Getting senior leaders aligned quickly prevents confusion from trickling down.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Vacancy costs can also start trickling in when permanent staff can’t be secured.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
That’s when Texans linebacker Henry To’oTo’o’s helmet crashed into the Rams receiver’s, and Nacua felt hot blood trickling down his face.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Within is a hidden world of trickling springs and deep, dark pools.
—Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
While gently gliding down a clear Jamaican river, surrounded by dense green jungle, the sound of water trickling along the raft and birds in the distance gives the video an idyllic feel at first glance.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The headlines have been trickling out, but one of the biggest takeaways is that the former VP still seems undecided as to what's next for her.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
After slowly trickling out in July, the Air Jordan Mule sneaker loafer has been steadily adding options throughout the summer, with plenty more to come.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
Since banks look to the Fed’s benchmark rate when setting their own interest rates for consumers, this means that the returns on savings accounts will start trickling down, too.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Getting senior leaders aligned quickly prevents confusion from trickling down.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Vacancy costs can also start trickling in when permanent staff can’t be secured.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
That’s when Texans linebacker Henry To’oTo’o’s helmet crashed into the Rams receiver’s, and Nacua felt hot blood trickling down his face.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Within is a hidden world of trickling springs and deep, dark pools.
—Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickling
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With blood dripping down its white fur in dramatic form, the enormous polar bear ultimately succeeds in brushing off the black bear.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
8 Oct. 2025
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Produced before the rigid censorship of Hollywood’s Hays Code, The Old Dark House is much more explicit than horror films in the years to follow, dripping with provocations and innuendos, with a daring sensibility befitting a director whose own personal life flew in the face of convention.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Power to the People is a portrait of John and Yoko as a young married couple splashing down in New York City, making friends with the local radicals and con men and boho scenesters.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Monday’s flight was similar to the previous one, again deploying a batch of mock Starlink satellites, briefly re-lighting its engines in space and testing new heat shield tiles during its blazing hot return from space before splashing down west of Australia.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Short-term rentals in central Palma are tightly restricted by law, and Airbnbs are sparse outside the city.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Signs Its Time To Divide Perennials When flowers are smaller than normal, the plant develops a bald spot in the center of the crown, and bottom leaves are sparse, the plant probably needs to be divided.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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That’s key when worries have been high that a bubble may be forming in artificial-intelligence technology, with too much investment flowing in akin to the 2000 dot-com frenzy.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Turning the rivulet flowing down a melting glacier into a bright-pink stream was the least scientific test carried out this day.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then, warm soap water fills up to the chest level automatically, washing the user without any movement required.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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The creators claim that the R2's three-stage auto-washing system can handle the toughest stains and debris, cleaning up to 400 sq ft (around 37 sq m) of carpet per hour while recycling dirty water to reduce waste.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The British were obviously not aware that Washington’s army, a scant seven miles away by direct line but about ten by water, was trapped at the tip of Long Island.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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The rebels had a scant chance of recognizing him.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Further up the avenue, Claudie channels the South of France, complete with a bubbling fountain in its picturesque courtyard, while across the street, seductive spot Felice dishes up excellent pasta and tiramisu.—
Sara Liss,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
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But in reality, it’s been bubbling up for months.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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The instability that followed has haunted Macron ever since and the effects are now rippling through the economy.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the fallout of shuttered government is rippling across the economy.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Trickling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickling. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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