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dripple, v.|ˈdrɪp(ə)l|
[A frequentative formation blending drip and dribble.]
1. intr. = dribble v. 3; but connoting a lighter and brisker motion.
1821Clare Vill. Minstr. II. 106 The brook mourns drippling o'er its pebbly bed. 1838J. Struthers Poetic T. 59 Drippling springs romantic play.
2. = drip v. 3.
1822Byron Werner iii. ii. 26 You who stood still Howling and drippling on the bank. 1863Robson Bards Tyne 245 Drippling like some River God, he slowly left the harbour. |