Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream; trickle.
- intransitive verb To let saliva drip from the mouth; drool.
- intransitive verb To move a ball or puck by repeated light bounces or kicks, as in basketball or soccer.
- intransitive verb To advance by dribbling.
- intransitive verb To let flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream.
- intransitive verb To move (a ball or puck) by dribbling.
- intransitive verb To hit (a baseball, for example) so that it bounces slowly and low to the ground.
- noun A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
- noun A small quantity; a bit.
- noun Sports The act of dribbling a ball.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any small quantity of dropping or trickling fluid; a dropping or dripping: as, the dribble from the eaves.
- noun Drizzly or wet weather.
- To fall in drops or small particles, or in a quick succession of drops: as, water dribbles from the eaves.
- To fall weakly and slowly.
- To act or think feebly; want vigor or energy.
- To be of trifling importance.
- To throw down or let fall in drops or bits.
- To give out in small portions: often with out.
- In foot-ball and other games, to give a slight kick or shove to, as the ball, without intending to send it far.
- noun A variant of
drivel . - To drivel; slaver.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops.
- intransitive verb To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.
- intransitive verb obsolete To fall weakly and slowly.
- intransitive verb In basketball, football and similar games, to dribble{2} the ball.
- intransitive verb To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
- transitive verb To let fall in drops.
- transitive verb In basketball and various other games, to propel (the ball) by successive slight hits or kicks so as to keep it always in control.
- noun colloq. A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops.
- noun An act of dribbling{2} a ball.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To let
saliva drip from themouth , todrool - verb To
fall indrops or anunsteady stream , totrickle - verb In various
ball games , to run with the ball, controlling its path with thefeet - verb basketball To bounce the ball on the floor with one hand at a time, enabling the player to move with it;
- verb To
advance by dribbling - verb transitive to let
something fall in drips - verb transitive in various ball games, to move the ball, by repeated light
kicks - noun A
weak ,unsteady stream; a trickle. - noun A
small amount of a liquid. - noun In sport, the
act of dribbling.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb propel,
- noun flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
- noun saliva spilling from the mouth
- noun the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
- verb let or cause to fall in drops
- verb let saliva drivel from the mouth
- verb run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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What? he wrote something? ... where I can't see it between those .... * dribble dribble*
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What? he wrote something? ... where I can't see it between those .... * dribble dribble*
Army Rumour Service 2010
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This dribble is the same policy of a welfare state that has not worked in any country at any time. alright now ...
Elizabeth Edwards: McCain's health care proposal is a 'disaster.' 2008
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Whether or not Collision has the separation speed to create shots off the dribble is the million-dollar question.
USATODAY.com 2006
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I take it left wing dribble is OK with you, though.
Safety in lakeside 2009
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I take it left wing dribble is OK with you, though.
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What I think is even worse are the morons that just echo the dribble from the right-wing hate machine, and support that crap no matter ho disgusting or idiotic the statements are.
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I take it left wing dribble is OK with you, though.
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YOU ARE NOT FUCKING YOURSELF CORRECTLY. the dribble is running down your mouth. you must have a leaking piss ant brain. you better see a plumber fast, and stop all the SHIT that is coming out. oh well, i guess that's what happens when your I.Q. IS FRACTIONAL.
Peter Sumaruck II 2010
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I take it left wing dribble is OK with you, though.
Safety in lakeside 2009
hernesheir commented on the word dribble
A true dribble, a laborious and diligent servant. --old provincial term from the north of England. Grose's A Provincial Glossary, 1787.
May 7, 2011