dribble

Verb

1. In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.
2. To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
3. To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle.
4. (intransitive) To move or roll slowly.
5. (transitive) To let something fall in drips.
6. (dated) To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
7. To perform a card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.

Noun

1. (uncountable) Drool; saliva.
2. (colloquial, uncountable) Rubbish; worthless matter.
3. (countable) A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
4. (countable) A small amount of a liquid.
5. (countable) The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it.
6. (countable) A card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɹɪ.bəl/

Etymology

From drib + -le (frequentative suffix).

Synonyms

drip

slobber

drool

drop

trickle

drivel

drizzle

slaver

ooze

slabber

salivate

spit

leak

seep

carry

saliva

dribbling

spill

filter

exudate

exude

ferry

⛴️

flux

guide

haul

irrigate

leakage

minim

mizzle

outflow

pass

percolate

piggyback

propel

runoff

ship

🚢

snivel

spatter

spillage

spittle

splash

sprinkle

sprinkling

squirt

take

take away

throat

throating

thump

transit