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Definition of "dribble" []

  • To flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream; trickle: Water dribbled from the leaky faucet. (verb-intransitive)
  • To let saliva drip from the mouth; drool. (verb-intransitive)
  • Sports To dribble a ball or puck. (verb-intransitive)
  • Sports To advance by dribbling: dribbled down the court. (verb-intransitive)
  • To let flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dribble" in a sentence
  • "What? he wrote something? ... where I can't see it between those .... * dribble dribble*"
  • "This dribble is the same policy of a welfare state that has not worked in any country at any time. alright now ..."
  • "Whether or not Collision has the separation speed to create shots off the dribble is the million-dollar question."