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Definition of Dribble

1. Verb. Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream. "Water and oil dribble into the bowl"; "Reports began to dribble in"

2. Noun. Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid. "There's a drip through the roof"

3. Verb. Let or cause to fall in drops. "The women dribble water into the bowl"; "Dribble oil into the mixture"

4. Noun. Saliva spilling from the mouth.

5. Verb. Propel,. "Dribble the ball"

6. Noun. The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks.

7. Verb. Let saliva drivel from the mouth. "The baby drooled"

Definition of Dribble

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

2. v. t. To let fall in drops.

3. n. A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops.

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

5. v. i. In football and similar games, to dribble the ball.

6. n. An act of dribbling a ball.

Definition of Dribble

1. Verb. To let saliva drip from the mouth, to drool ¹

2. Verb. To fall in drops or an unsteady stream, to trickle ¹

3. Verb. In various ball games, to run with the ball, controlling its path with the feet ¹

4. Verb. (basketball) To bounce the ball on the floor with one hand at a time, enabling the player to move with it; ¹

5. Verb. To advance by dribbling ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) to let something fall in drips ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) in various ball games, to move the ball, by repeated light kicks ¹

8. Noun. A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle. ¹

9. Noun. A small amount of a liquid. ¹

10. Noun. In sport, the act of dribbling. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dribble

1. to drivel [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES] - See also: drivel

Medical Definition of Dribble

1. 1. To drool, slaver, drivel. 2. To fall in drops, as the urine from a distended bladder. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dribble

dreve drever drevil drevill drevills drevils drew out drey dreye dreys

drib dribbed dribber dribbers dribbing dribble (current term) dribbled dribbler dribblers dribbles

dribblet dribblets dribblier dribbling dribbly driblet driblets dribs dribs and drabs drice

Literary usage of Dribble

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1872)
"dribble —he bières their eyes. DRIP Ye schall see a wonder ... To dribble, to drivel from the mouth, to give out in small portions ; drib, driblet, ..."

2. Basket Ball and Indoor Baseball for Women by Helen Frost, Charles Digby Wardlaw (1920)
"The pivot is often followed by the dribble or juggle; much space may be ... THE dribble The dribble is used to advance while uncovered or to evade a guard. ..."

3. Basket Ball by Edwin J. Mather, Elmer Dayton Mitchell (1922)
"He has to pass—he cannot dribble again without fouling; his way ahead is ... Too, the dribble'r will often clear a space on the floor through which the ..."

4. The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore by Thomas Moore (1910)
"40 All.—dribble, dribble, nonsense dribble, B—xl—y, talk, and K—ny—n, scribble. 3rd Bruns.—Now the charm begin to brew; Sisters, sisters, add thereto Scraps ..."

5. Chambers' Edinburgh Journal by W. Chambers (1845)
"Sitting here in my snug corner, I didn't envy you your ride, that I can tell you. Come, sit down. Just the »arty I told you you'd meet. Mrs dribble, my dear ..."

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