What is another word for trickle?

Pronunciation: [tɹˈɪkə͡l] (IPA)

Trickle is a verb that means to flow or move in a slow, steady stream. Synonyms for trickle include drip, dribble, seep, ooze, flow, run, leak, and percolate. Drip and dribble specifically refer to drops of liquid falling slowly and steadily, while seep and ooze refer to a more gradual, slow movement. Flow and run suggest a more significant amount of liquid moving steadily, while leak implies an unwanted or accidental escape of liquid. Percolate can be used to describe the slow movement of liquid through a substance, like coffee through a filter. These synonyms can be useful in adding variety and precision to your writing.

What are the hypernyms for Trickle?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for trickle?

Antonyms for the word "trickle" include words like gush, flow, pour, surge, spout, burst and flood. These words all carry the opposite meaning of the slow, gradual flow of liquid associated with trickle. Gush implies a sudden outpouring of liquid, while flow suggests a continuous movement of fluid. Pour and surge both describe a powerful release of liquid, while spout suggests a forceful expulsion of liquid from a central source. Burst implies an explosive release of liquid, while flood suggests an overwhelming deluge of liquid. Each of these words offers a contrasting image to the tame, steady trickle of liquid.

What are the antonyms for Trickle?

Usage examples for Trickle

At the bottom of the ditch a reddish trickle of liquid washed over his feet.
"The Instant of Now"
Irving E. Cox, Jr.
With the exception of Aunt Angela's constant trickle, Billy's was our first wedding-present; but others followed quickly.
"The Debit Account"
Oliver Onions
Exhaustion, he muttered, softly, laying her farther back, so that after dipping some of the cold water in the cup of his spirit-flask, and adding a few drops of some essence, he could trickle it gently between the sufferer's lips.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn

Famous quotes with Trickle

  • I always had this non-stop drive. I had to keep sending stories out and every once in awhile I'd get something accepted or get the little trickle of positive feedback.
    Kevin J. Anderson
  • The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on.
    Warren Buffett
  • The profoundest thoughts of the philosophers have something trickle about them. A lot disappears in order for something to suddenly appear in the palm of the hand.
    Elias Canetti
  • I think you have to control the materials to an extent, but it's important to let the materials have a kind of power for themselves; like the natural power of gravity, if you are painting on a wall, it makes the paint trickle and it drips; there is no reason to fight that.
    Keith Haring
  • He'll call that trickle-down. I call it Niagara Falls.
    Jack Kemp

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