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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024drib•ble /ˈdrɪbəl/USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v. - to (cause to) flow in drops;
trickle: [no object]A little milk dribbled onto the floor.[~ + object]He dribbled some milk onto the cereal. - (of saliva) to trickle from the mouth;
drivel;
slaver:[no object]The baby was dribbling over her new dress. - Sportto (cause to) move along a ball, by bouncing it: [no object]She dribbled down the court, then rushed to the basket and shot.[~ + object]He dribbled the ball down the court.
n. - a small trickling stream or a drop:[countable]a dribble of water.
- a small quantity of anything:[countable]a dribble of revenue.
- saliva that has come out of the mouth:[uncountable]He wiped away some dribble from the baby's mouth.
- Sport[countable] an act or instance of dribbling a ball or puck.
drib•bler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024drib•ble (drib′əl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v.i. - to fall or flow in drops or small quantities;
trickle. - to drivel;
slaver. - Sportto advance a ball or puck by bouncing it or giving it a series of short kicks or pushes.
v.t. - to let fall in drops.
- Sport
- [Basketball.]to bounce (the ball) as in advancing or keeping control of it.
- (esp. in ice hockey and soccer) to move (the ball or puck) along by a rapid succession of short kicks or pushes.
n. - a small trickling stream or a drop.
- a small quantity of anything:a dribble of revenue.
- Sportan act or instance of dribbling a ball or puck.
- Scottish Termsa drizzle;
a light rain.
- frequentative of obsolete drib (verb, verbal), probably variant of drip 1555–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dribble /ˈdrɪbəl/ vb - (usually intr) to flow or allow to flow in a thin stream or drops; trickle
- (intransitive) to allow saliva to trickle from the mouth
- (in soccer, basketball, hockey, etc) to propel (the ball) by repeatedly tapping it with the hand, foot, or stick
n - a small quantity of liquid falling in drops or flowing in a thin stream
- a small quantity or supply
- an act or instance of dribbling
Etymology: 16th Century: frequentative of drib, variant of dripˈdribbler n ˈdribbly adj |