dribble
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dribble
- /ˈdɹɪ.bəl/ UK
- /dɹɪ.bl̩/ UK
- /ˈdɹɪ.bɫ̩/ US
- /ˈdɹɪ.b(ə)l/ US
Rhymes with -ɪbəl
verb dribbles · dribbling · dribbled
- In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.
- To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool. The baby dribbled onto its bib.
- To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle.
- To move or roll slowly or in small quantities. The last formal word of compliment was spoken and the audience dribbled away with a sense of having performed a duty only slightly less meritorious than that of going to church.
- To let something fall in drips. let her [the cook] follow him softly with a ladle full, and dribble it all the way up stairs to the dining-room
- To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
- To perform a card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.
noun dribbles
- Drool; saliva.
- Rubbish; worthless matter. Your pieces are amateur at best—at worst they are a commercial hoax—something you’d find at Kmart for the kids to take back to their dorms. Frankly, I’m shocked you would waste my time with this dribble. You are no artist, my dear.
- A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
- A small amount of a liquid.
- The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it.
- A card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: carry, trickle, drip, slabber, filter, drivel, slobber, slaver, drool, bounce, sinking, pouring, additional, seep, disorder, wind
Translations
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verb to move (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it
| Español | regatear, gambetear, driblar, driblear, cachañear |
|---|---|
| Português | driblar |
| Français | dribbler |
| Deutsch | dribbeln |
| Italiano | dribblare |
| Română | dribla |
| Русский | вести́ мяч vestí mjač |
| العربية | رَاوَغ rāwaḡ |
| עברית | כדרר kidrér |
verb to let saliva drip from the mouth
| Español | babear |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 滲む nijimu |
| 中文 | 滴涎 |
| Português | babar |
| Français | baver |
| Deutsch | sabbern, geifern |
| Italiano | sbavare |
| Русский | пуска́ть слюни puskátʹ sljuni |
Talk about this word "dribble." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dribble. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dribble. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dribble "dribble." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dribble.Cite this
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title = {dribble},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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