DRIBBLING

dribble, dribbling

(noun) the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

dribbling

present participle of dribble

Noun

dribbling (plural dribblings)

An amount of liquid that is dribbled.

Source: Wiktionary


DRIBBLE

Drib"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dribbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dribbing.] Etym: [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.]

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

2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.

3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] "The dribbling dart of love." Shak. (Meas. for Meas. , i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an error for dribbing.]

Drib"ble, v. t.

Definition: To let fall in drops. Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs. Swift.

Drib"ble, n.

Definition: A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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