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dribble
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dribble has 3 senses
- dribble(n = noun.event) drip, trickle - flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" is a kind of flow, flowing
- dribble(n = noun.body) drivel, drool, slobber - saliva spilling from the mouth; Array is a kind of saliva, spit, spittle
- dribble(n = noun.act) dribbling - the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks; Array is a kind of actuation, propulsion
has particulars: intravenous drip
Derived form verb dribble2
Derived form verb dribble4
has particulars: double dribble
Derived form verb dribble3
Verb dribble has 4 senses
- dribble(v = verb.motion) filter, trickle - 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" is one way to course, feed, flow, run
- dribble(v = verb.contact) drip, drop - let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" is one way to pour
- dribble(v = verb.contact) carry - propel,; "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" is one way to hit
- dribble(v = verb.body) drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber - let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" is one way to salivate
Sample sentence:
Water and oil dribble into the bowl
Derived form noun dribble1
Sample sentence:
The women dribble water into the bowl
Derived forms noun dribble3, noun dribbler1, noun dribbling1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun dribble2, noun dribbler2
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dribble, v. & n.
--v.
1 intr. allow saliva to flow from the mouth.
2 intr. & tr. flow or allow to flow in drops or a trickling stream.
3 tr. (also absol.) esp. Football & Hockey move (the ball) forward with slight touches of the feet, the stick, etc.
--n.
1 the act or an instance of dribbling.
2 a small trickling stream.
--v.
1 intr. allow saliva to flow from the mouth.
2 intr. & tr. flow or allow to flow in drops or a trickling stream.
3 tr. (also absol.) esp. Football & Hockey move (the ball) forward with slight touches of the feet, the stick, etc.
--n.
1 the act or an instance of dribbling.
2 a small trickling stream.
Derivative
dribbler n. dribbly adj.
Etymology
frequent. of obs. drib, var. of DRIP
THESAURUS
dribble
ace, atom, bit, condensation, condense, dab, distill, distillation, dole, dot, dram, driblet, drip, dripping, drippings, dripple, drivel, drool, drop, dwarf, expectorate, expectoration, farthing, filter, fleck, flyspeck, foam, fragment, froth, gobbet, grain, granule, groat, gurgle, hair, handful, hawk, iota, jot, leach, leaching, leak, leak out, leakage, leaking, little, little bit, lixiviate, lixiviation, minim, minimum, minutiae, mite, modicum, molecule, mote, mouth-watering, nutshell, ounce, particle, pebble, percolate, percolation, pinch, pittance, point, ptyalism, saliva, salivate, salivation, scrimption, scruple, seep, seepage, seeping, sialagogue, slabber, slaver, slobber, smidgen, smitch, speck, spew, spit, spittle, spoonful, spot, spurtle, sputum, sweat, sweating, thimbleful, tiny bit, tittle, trickle, tricklet, trifling amount, trill, trivia, weep, whitROGET THESAURUS
dribble
Egress
VB emerge, emanate, issue, egress, go out of, come out of, move out of, pass out of, pour out of, flow out of, pass out of, evacuate, exude, transude, leak, run through, out through, percolate, transcolate, egurgitate, strain, distill, perspire, sweat, drain, ooze, filter, filtrate, dribble, gush, spout, flow out, well, well out, pour, trickle, effuse, extravasate, disembogue, discharge itself, debouch, come forth, break forth, burst out, burst through, find vent, escape.River
VB flow, run, meander, gush, pour, spout, roll, jet, well, issue, drop, drip, dribble, plash, spirtle, trill, trickle, distill, percolate, stream, overflow, inundate, deluge, flow over, splash, swash, guggle, murmur, babble, bubble, purl, gurgle, sputter, spurt, spray, regurgitate, ooze, flow out, rain hard, rain in torrents, rain cats and dogs, rain pitchforks, pour with rain, drizzle, spit, set in, mizzle, flow into, fall into, open into, drain into, discharge itself, disembogue, pour, pour out, shower down, irrigate, drench, spill, splash, stanch, dam, up, obstruct.
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