dribble

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.

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[Frequentative of obsolete drib, alteration of drip.]

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dribbler n.

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dribble [ˈdrɪb^əl]

vb

1. (usually intr) to flow or allow to flow in a thin stream or drops; trickle

2. (intr) to allow saliva to trickle from the mouth

3. (Team Sports / Soccer) (Team Sports / Basketball) (Team Sports / Hockey (Field & Ice)) (in soccer, basketball, hockey, etc.) to propel (the ball) by repeatedly tapping it with the hand, foot, or stick

n

1. a small quantity of liquid falling in drops or flowing in a thin stream

2. a small quantity or supply

3. an act or instance of dribbling

[frequentative of drib, variant of drip]

dribbler  n

dribbly  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dribble - flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" drip, trickle 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 slobber, drivel, drool 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.	dribble - the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks dribbling 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
Verb	1.	dribble - 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" trickle, filter 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" drip, drop 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" carry 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" drivel, slabber, slaver, slobber, drool salivate - produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great meal"

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dribble

verb

1. run, drip, trickle, drop, leak, ooze, seep, fall in drops Sweat dribbled down his face.

2. drool, drivel, slaver, slobber, drip saliva She's dribbling on her collar.

noun

1. trickle, drop, drizzle, dash, splash, drip Apply a dribble of shampoo.

2. saliva, spit, slaver, spittle His top is soaked in dribble.

Translations

dribble [ˈdrɪbl]

A. N

1. [of saliva] → babeo m; [of water] → gotitas fpl
the water came out in a dribble (thin stream) → salía un hilillo de agua; (dripping) → el agua goteaba
a dribble of water (= thin stream) → un hilillo de agua; (= drops) → gotas de agua

2. (Ftbl) → control m del balón; (past opponents) → regate m, dribling m

B. VT

1. [+ liquid] he dribbled his milk all down his chin → le chorreaba la leche por la barbilla

2. (Ftbl) → regatear, driblar

C. VI

1. [baby] → babear; [liquid] → gotear

2. (Ftbl) → controlar el balón
to dribble past sb → regatear or driblar a algn

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dribble [ˈdrɪb^əl]

vi

[liquid] → tomber goutte à goutte

[baby] → baver
to dribble on sth → baver sur qch

[footballer] → dribbler

vt

[+ ball] → dribbler

(= drip) [+ liquid] → verser doucement

n (= saliva) → bave f
dribs and drabs [ˌdrɪbzənˈdræbz] npl
to arrive in dribs and drabs → arriver petit à petit

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dribble

vi

(liquids) → tropfen

(baby, person) → sabbern; (animal) → geifern

(Sport) → dribbeln

(people) to dribble back/in etc → kleckerweise zurückkommen/hereinkommen etc (inf)

vt

(Sport) to dribble the ball → mit dem Ball dribbeln

(baby etc) → kleckern; to dribble saliva → sabbern; he dribbled milk down his chin → er kleckerte sich (dat) → Milch übers Kinn

n

(of water) → ein paar Tropfen; a slow dribble of water was still coming out of the pipe → es tröpfelte immer noch etwas aus der Leitung

(of saliva) → Tropfen m

(Sport) → Dribbling nt

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dribble [ˈdrɪbl]

1. n (of saliva) → bava, filo di saliva (Ftbl) → dribbling m

2. vt (liquid) → sbrodolare

3. vi (baby) → sbavare; (liquid) → sgocciolare (Ftbl) → dribblare, fare un dribbling; (people) to dribble in/out → entrare/uscire alla spicciolata

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dribble [ˈdrɪbl]

1. n (of saliva) → bava, filo di saliva (Ftbl) → dribbling m

2. vt (liquid) → sbrodolare

3. vi (baby) → sbavare; (liquid) → sgocciolare (Ftbl) → dribblare, fare un dribbling; (people) to dribble in/out → entrare/uscire alla spicciolata

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dribble

v dribble [ˈdribl]

1 to fall in small drops Water dribbled out of the tap. drup يُقَطِّرُ капя kapat dryppe tröpfeln στάζω gotear nirisema چکیدن pisaroida tomber goutte à goutte לְטָפטֵף टपकना या टपकाना kapati, nakapati csöpög menitik-nitik drjúpa sgocciolare, gocciolare したたる 뚝뚝 떨어뜨리다 lašėti, varvėti pilēt titis druppelen dryppe, sildre, sive kapać pingar a picura капать kvapkať kapljati kapati droppa, sippra ไหลริน damlamak 使點滴流下 к(р)апати ٹپکنا chảy nhỏ giọt 使点滴流下

2 (of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth. kwyl يَسيلُ لُعابُهُ лигавя се slintat savle sabbern αφήνω να τρέξουν τα σάλια μου babear ila jooksma جاری شدن آب دهان kuolata baver לְהָזִיל רִיר लार का गिरना sliniti, baliti nyáladzik meneteskan liur slefa sbavare よだれをたらす (침 등을) 질질 흘리다 seilėtis (par zīdaini) siekaloties meleleh kwijlen sikle ślinić się babar-se a saliva пускать слюни slintať sliniti se baliti dregla ปล่อยให้น้ำลายไหล salyası akmak (嬰兒等)口角流口水 пускати слину منہ سے لار نکلنا chảy nước miếng （婴儿等）口角流涎

3 in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it The football player dribbled the ball up the field. dribbel يُدَحْرِجُ الكُرَةَ بِقَدَمَيْهِ дриблирам driblovat drible dribbeln τριπλάρω driblar triblama دریبل کردن kuljettaa dribbler לְכַּדרֵר गेंद को लुढ़काते हुए आगे ले जाना driblanje lopte cselez mendribbe, lmenggiring bola reka (knött) dribblare, scartare ドリブルする (공을) 드리블하다 varytis kamuolį driblēt (bumbu) mengelecek dribbelen drible dryblować driblar a dribla вести мяч driblovať preigravati driblovati dribbla เลี้ยงบอล topu kısa vuruşlarla sürmek 運球 вести м'яч گیند کو ٹھوکر مار کر یا ہلکے ہلکے ٹہوکتے ہوۓ لے جانا rẽ bóng 运球

n

a small quantity of liquid A dribble ran down his chin. kwyl لُعاب، رِيالَةُ الطِّفْل капка kapka dråbe das Tröpfchen σάλιο, μικρή ποσότητα υγρού gota nire چکه ohut nauha goutte טִיפָּה टपकन, टपका-टपकी kap, mala koliina tekućine csepp setitik slefa goccia したたり 뚝뚝 떨어짐 lašas, srovelė pile lelehan stroompje, sliert smådrypping, siving, sildring, sikkel kropla baba picătură капля kvapka kapljica kapljica droppe, rännil ของเหลวจำนวนเล็กน้อย damla 流口水 крапля چھوٹی چھچھلی دھار dòng chảy nhỏ 流涎