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Dribble
//ˈdɹɪ.bɫ̩// noun, verb, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Drool; saliva. uncountable
- 2 the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks wordnet
- 3 Rubbish; worthless matter. colloquial, uncountable
"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."
- 4 saliva spilling from the mouth wordnet
- 5 A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle. countable
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- 6 flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid wordnet
- 7 A small amount of a liquid. countable
- 8 The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it. countable
- 9 A card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand. countable
Verb
- 1 In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.
- 2 let saliva drivel from the mouth wordnet
- 3 To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
"The baby dribbled onto its bib."
- 4 propel wordnet
- 5 To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle.
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- 6 let or cause to fall in drops wordnet
- 7 To move or roll slowly. intransitive
"Denny slid over a couple of steps and swung feebly at it. The ball hit the wooden frame of his racket and dribbled into the net."
- 8 run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream wordnet
- 9 To let something fall in drips. transitive
"let her [the cook] follow him softly with a ladle full, and dribble it all the way up stairs to the dining-room"
- 10 To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion. dated
- 11 To perform a card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From drib + -le (frequentative suffix).
Etymology 2
From drib + -le (frequentative suffix).
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