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

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2
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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Recent Examples of trickles
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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 Second, the technology being developed for these flights often trickles down. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickles
  1. drips
  2. splashes
  3. dribbles
  4. flows
  5. washes
  6. tears
  7. ripples
  8. bubbles
Verb
  • The score drips with a sinister ostinato as the rats scurry into every corner of her castle.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • One recurring image is from her first album cover, depicting her smiling face as blood drips down her forehead.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 July 2026
Definition of drips
Verb
  • Across the street, the Llano River splashes its way over limestone formations and into reed thickets.
    — Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
  • Harry Kane splashes his face with ice water during a hydration break for a FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final match on July 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida.
    — Laura Schifter, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of splashes
Noun
  • Most of his dribbles/ball carrying, which Emery considers key for a wide forward, came from wide areas.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Okot applied that advice by limiting unnecessary dribbles and attacking the basket more efficiently.
    — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of dribbles
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  • The canal that flows between Fort Lauderdale resident Harry Rozelle’s house and his church is so infested with bacteria that his teenage son, Cruz, was hospitalized after swimming in it three years ago.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • The liquid flows into the textile and hardens, forming a secure connection.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of flows
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  • Once the water is turned back on, the bread dissolves and simply washes through the plumbing system.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 25 July 2026
  • Brunello Cucinelli kept fits classic (straight legs, slight cuffs) and washes light.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Definition of washes
Noun
  • The primary players expected to miss the start of preseason camp next week are recovering from ACL tears, not soft-tissue injuries.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The term was coined in 1981 based on the cases of four elderly women in Wisconsin who, like the man, had severe destruction of their shoulder joints and massive tears to their rotator cuffs.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Definition of tears
Verb
  • That lag — measured in months — eventually ripples into AI server buildout, consumer electronics, and automotive chips.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The feature, starring Birgit Minichmayr, Lotte Keiling, Tristan López, and Carla Hüttermann, follows a family on summer holiday that are struck by a tragedy that ripples through their lives and relationships.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Definition of ripples
Verb
  • Otherwise, plan to clean the bottom of the oven anytime a dish bubbles over.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • So, which one bubbles to the top of the list?
    — Jenny Berg, Glamour, 25 June 2026
Definition of bubbles

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