dribble

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.	(in soccer, basketball, hockey, etc) to propel (the ball) by repeatedly tapping it with the hand, foot, or stick

—n
4.	a small quantity of liquid falling in drops or flowing in a thin stream
5.	a small quantity or supply
6.	an act or instance of dribbling

[C16: frequentative of drib, variant of drip]

'dribbler

—n

'dribbly

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

dribble

1580s, frequentative of obsolete drib (1520s), variant of drip. Sports sense first used of soccer (1863), basketball is early 20c. Related: Dribbled; dribbling.

Example sentences

It is this kind of supposedly data-driven dribble that is being used as a

bludgeon against teachers.

Each fruit has been precut so that, when squeezed, the peels slip around and

dribble juice.

For all of you yelling about how this is mindless dribble or that the point

isn't new at all dont get the point of this article.

That's why teapots with spouts made from thin metal are less likely to dribble.

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Related Words

double dribble drip slobber

slobber team handball

Matching Quote

"A society which allows an abominable event to burgeon from its dungheap and grow on its surface is like a man who lets a fly crawl unheeded across his face or saliva dribble unstemmed from his mouth—either epileptic or dead."

-Jean Baudrillard