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drib·ble       [drib-uhl] Pronunciation Key verb, -bled, -bling, noun
–verb (used without object)
1.to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.
2.to drivel; slaver.
3.Sports. to advance a ball or puck by bouncing it or giving it a series of short kicks or pushes.
–verb (used with object)
4.to let fall in drops.
5.Sports.
a.Basketball. to bounce (the ball) as in advancing or keeping control of it.
b.(esp. in ice hockey and soccer) to move (the ball or puck) along by a rapid succession of short kicks or pushes.
–noun
6.a small trickling stream or a drop.
7.a small quantity of anything: a dribble of revenue.
8.Sports. an act or instance of dribbling a ball or puck.
9.Scot. a drizzle; a light rain.
[Origin: 1555–65; freq. of obs. drib (v.), prob. var. of drip]

—Related forms
dribbler, noun
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drib·ble       (drĭb'əl)  Pronunciation Key 
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
    1. To dribble a ball or puck.
    2. To advance by dribbling: dribbled down the court.

v.   tr.
  1. To let flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream.
  2. Sports
    1. To move (a ball or puck) by repeated light bounces or kicks, as in basketball or soccer.
    2. 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.]

drib'bler n.
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dribble 
c.1589, frequentative of obsolete drib (1523), var. of drip. Sports sense first used of soccer (1863), basketball is early 20c.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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dribble

noun
1. flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: drip] 
2. saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: drool] 
3. the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks 

verb
1. 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" [syn: trickle] 
2. let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" 
3. propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" 
4. let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: drivel] 

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Dribble

Drib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dribbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dribbing.] [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.]

1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves.

2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.

3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] "The dribbling dart of love." --Shak. (Meas. for Meas., i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an error for dribbing.]

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Dribble

Drib"ble\, v. t. To let fall in drops.

Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs. -- Swift.

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Dribble

Drib"ble\, n. A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops. [Colloq.]

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Dribble

Drib"ble\, v. t. In various games, to propel (the ball) by successive slight hits or kicks so as to keep it always in control.

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Dribble

Drib"ble\, v. i. 1. In football and similar games, to dribble the ball.

2. To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.

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Dribble

Drib"ble\, n. An act of dribbling a ball.

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