trickled

verb

Definition of tricklednext
past tense of trickle
1
as in dripped
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 splashed
to flow in a broken irregular stream the brook trickled along the glade

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  1. dripped
  2. splashed
  3. washed
  4. bubbled
Verb
  • Mango juice dripped down his arm and pooled at his knobby elbows.
    Brigid Washington, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Barrymore yelled as chocolate dripped down her chin.
    EW.com, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of dripped
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  • The nuclear-capable missile was fired from the southern Chinese province of Hainan and its dummy warhead splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Bird flu can be contracted when drinking raw milk from an infected cow, when raw milk from an infected cow is splashed into the eyes, nose or mouth, or by touching the eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands after contact with raw milk from an infected cow.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of splashed
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  • Groomed, shiny, and slightly washed in color.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The interior lining can be easily removed and washed between trips, too.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of washed
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  • Similar opposition bubbled up months later when Biden designated Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument in Arizona.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In the hours after, anger and frustration over insurance denials and medical costs bubbled up online and in conversations.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of bubbled
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