Dribble /(?)/
Drib·ble
Dribble
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Dribbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dribbing
- To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves.
- To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.
- To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.]
- In basketball, football and similar games, to dribble{2} the ball.
- To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
Dribble
v. t.
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To let fall in drops.
Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs.
- In basketball and various other games, to propel (the ball) by successive slight hits or kicks so as to keep it always in control.
Dribble
n.
- A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops. [Colloq.]
- An act of dribbling{2} a ball.