dribble
[verb]
Synonyms:
- run, drip, drop, fall in drops, leak, ooze, seep, trickle
- drool, drivel, slaver, slobber

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I. drib‧ble¹ /ˈdrɪbəl/ verb
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: drib 'to fall in small drops' (16-18 centuries), from ⇒ drip¹]

1. [intransitive and transitive] to let liquid come out of your mouth onto your face:
Watch out, the baby is dribbling on your shirt!
He was dribbling tea onto his tie.

2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a liquid dribbles somewhere, it flows in a thin irregular stream:
Blood from the wound dribbled down the side of his face.

3. [intransitive and transitive] to move the ball along with you by short kicks, bounces, or hits in a game of football, basketball etc:
He was trying to dribble the ball past his opponents.

4. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something such as money or news dribbles somewhere, it comes or goes in small irregular amounts:
Money is finally dribbling back into the country now.

5. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to pour something out slowly in an irregular way:
Dribble a few drops of olive oil over the pizza.

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II. dribble² noun

1. [uncountable] a small amount of liquid that has come out of your mouth:
He wiped the dribble from his chin.

2. a dribble of something a small amount of liquid:
There was a dribble of brandy in the bottom of the bottle.

3. [countable] the act of moving the ball along with you by short kicks, bounces or hits in a game of football, basketball etc

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