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dribble

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drib·ble  (drbl)
v. drib·bled, drib·bling, drib·bles
v.intr.
1. To flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream; trickle: Water dribbled from the leaky faucet.
2. To let saliva drip from the mouth; drool.
3. Sports
a. To dribble a ball or puck.
b. To advance by dribbling: dribbled down the court.
v.tr.
1. To let flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream.
2. Sports
a. To move (a ball or puck) by repeated light bounces or kicks, as in basketball or soccer.
b. To hit (a baseball, for example) so that it bounces slowly.
n.
1. A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
2. A small quantity; a bit.
3. Sports The act of dribbling a ball.

[Frequentative of obsolete drib, alteration of drip.]

dribbler n.

dribble
Verb
[-bling, -bled]
1. to flow or allow to flow in a thin stream or drops
2. to allow saliva to trickle from the mouth
3. (in soccer, hockey, etc.) to propel (the ball) by kicking or tapping in quick succession
Noun
1. a small quantity of liquid falling in drops or flowing in a thin stream
2. a small supply: there's only a dribble of milk left
3. an act or instance of dribbling [obsolete drib, variant of drip]
dribbler n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dribbledribble - flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"
flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
intravenous drip - slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time)
2.dribble - saliva spilling from the mouth
saliva, spittle, spit - 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
3.dribbledribble - the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
association football, soccer - a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
double dribble - an illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop)
basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
Verb1.dribbledribble - run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"
course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
percolate, leach - permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground"
2.dribble - let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
pour - cause to run; "pour water over the floor"
drip - fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
3.dribble - propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
4.dribble - let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"
salivate - produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great meal"

dribble
verb 1. run, drip, trickle, drop, leak, ooze, seep, fall in drops
verb 2. drool, drivel, slaver, slobber, drip saliva
Translations
Spanish dribble [ˈdrɪbl] vigotear, caer gota a gota; [baby] → babear
vt [+ ball] → driblar, regatear

French dribble [ˈdrɪbl] vitomber goutte à goutte; [baby] → baver
vt [+ ball] → dribbler

German dribble [ˈdrɪbl] vitropfen;
(baby) → sabbern;
(Football) → dribbeln
vt (ball) → dribbeln mit

Italian dribble [ˈdrɪbl] vigocciolare; [baby] → sbavare;
(FOOTBALL) → dribblare
vtdribblare

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They felt the pride of their onward movement when the remainder of the army seemed trying to dribble down this road.
Enlightened collectors of old pictures pour into the market by fifties, while genuine specimens of Claude, or of any other Old Master you like to mention, only dribble in by ones and twos.
There's no pleasure i' living if you're to be corked up for ever, and only dribble your mind out by the sly, like a leaky barrel.
 
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