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drib·ble
/
ˈdrɪb
əl
/
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[
drib
-
uh
l
]
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verb,
drib·bled,
drib·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.
(especially in ice hockey and soccer) to move (the ball or puck) along by a rapid succession of short kicks or pushes.
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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;
frequentative of obsolete
drib
(v.), probably variant of
drip
Related forms
drib·bler,
noun
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dribble
(ˈdrɪb
ə
l)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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
.
No matter where you are, you can only take two steps with the game ball before you have to
dribble
.
Next time, think before you
dribble
on to those who do not care.
Experiment:
dribble
sugar water in a line on the ground, and see if the ants follow it.
So you waffle and skate, and let bits and pieces
dribble
out over days.
Dribble
with short-handled and long-handled implements while stationary and moving.
Dribble
one cup per colony over and between the frames.
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