TRICKLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TRICKLE?

Need another word that means the same as “trickle”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “trickle” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Trickle” are: dribble, filter, drip, drizzle, flow, run, spill, rivulet, runnel

Trickle as a Noun

Definitions of "Trickle" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “trickle” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A small flow of liquid.
• Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid.
• A small group or number of people or things moving slowly.

Synonyms of "Trickle" as a noun (4 Words)

dribble	A thin stream of liquid; a trickle. There was dribble down his chin.
drip	A method of brewing coffee by dripping boiling water through a filter filled with ground coffee beans. There s a drip through the roof.
rivulet	A very small river or stream. Sweat ran in rivulets down his back.
runnel	A small stream of a particular liquid. Muddy lanes with runnels for effluent.

Usage Examples of "Trickle" as a noun

• The traffic had dwindled to a trickle.
• A trickle of blood.

Trickle as a Verb

Definitions of "Trickle" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “trickle” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Come, go, or appear slowly or gradually.
• Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream.
• (of a liquid) flow in a small stream.
• Cause (a liquid) to flow in a small stream.

Synonyms of "Trickle" as a verb (7 Words)

dribble	Let saliva drivel from the mouth. Dribble the ball.
drip	Let or cause to fall in drops. Water is dripping from the faucet.
drizzle	(in cooking) trickle a thin stream of (a liquid ingredient) over food. It s started to drizzle.
filter	Remove by passing through a filter. Sunlight filtered in through the thin curtains.
flow	Fall or flow in a certain way. Their talk and laughter grew louder as the excellent brandy flowed.
run	Stretch out over a distance space time or scope run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point. Run through your presentation before the meeting.
spill	Reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail. Diners can spill out into the courtyard.

Usage Examples of "Trickle" as a verb

• Water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose.
• News trickled through that the star was about to pay a secret visit to the stadium.
• The details began to trickle out.
• Philip trickled a line of sauce on his fish fingers.
• A solitary tear trickled down her cheek.
• The first members of the congregation began to trickle in.

Associations of "Trickle" (30 Words)

beck	A beckoning gesture.
cascade	Rush down in big quantities like a cascade. Blonde hair cascaded down her back.
charcoal	A drawing made with charcoal. With a thick charcoal he traced out the line of the front.
cliff	A steep high face of rock. A coast path along the top of rugged cliffs.
coffee	The shrub which yields coffee seeds native to the Old World tropics. A maxi dress in cream with a coffee silk trim.
dribble	Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid. Rain dribbled down the window.
drip	A method of brewing coffee by dripping boiling water through a filter filled with ground coffee beans. Water is dripping from the faucet.
drivel	Let saliva drivel from the mouth. The nurse leaves you to drivel and never wipes your nose.
drop	Score a goal by a drop kick. Drop a hint.
fall	An act of falling or collapsing. They finished before the fall of night.
falling	Moving from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control. Falling standards.
filter	Process or treat with a filter. An oil filter.
glen	A narrow secluded valley (in the mountains.
gorge	A narrow pass (especially one between mountains. They gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas.
immerse	Cause to be immersed. She immersed herself in her work.
lint	Short, fine fibres which separate from the surface of cloth or yarn during processing. He smeared ointment on a strip of lint.
notch	Make notches in. Her opinion of Nicole dropped a few notches.
percolate	Prepare (coffee) in a percolator. Light percolated into our house in the morning.
percolator	A coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans.
permeate	Spread or diffuse through. The aroma of soup permeated the air.
plummet	A plumb or plumb line. A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully.
plunge	A brief swim in water. The frightened horse plunged and bolted.
purl	Knit with a purl stitch. Knit one purl one.
ravine	A deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.
saliva	A clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches.
spam	Unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk. An autogenerated spam website.
submergence	The action of completely covering or obscuring something. Total submergence of plants results in heavy crop losses.
undrinkable	Not fit to be drunk because of impurity or poor quality. The wine was almost undrinkable.
urinate	Pass after the manner of urine. The sick men urinated blood.
waterfall	Relating to or denoting a method of project management that is characterized by sequential stages and a fixed plan of work. Each phase of a waterfall project must be complete prior to moving to the next phase.