dribble
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈdɹɪ.bəl/, /dɹɪ.bl̩/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈdɹɪ.bɫ̩/, /ˈdɹɪ.b(ə)l/
Verb

dribble (dribbles, present participle dribbling; past and past participle dribbled)

  1. To let saliva drip from the mouth, to drool
  2. To fall in drops or an unsteady stream, to trickle
  3. (basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly
  4. (transitive) To let something fall in drips.
    • 1731, Jonathan Swift, Directions to Servants
      let her [the cook] follow him softly with a ladle full, and dribble it all the way up stairs to the dining-room
  5. (dated) To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
Translations Translations Translations Noun

dribble

  1. (uncountable) Drool; saliva.
  2. (countable) A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
  3. (countable) A small amount of a liquid.
  4. (countable) In sport(s), the act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it.
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