dribble

Meaning

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. To let something fall in drips.
5. To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
6. To perform a card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.

Noun

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

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

trill

truck

🚚

weep

have the ball

ooze out

trickling water

transport

water

🚰

saliver

drip a drop

bead

drip channel

bear

🐻

bleeding

🩸

blob

bounce

burst

channel

chauffeur

conduct

convey

deliver

discharge

driblet

drive

drive around

droplet

💧

emanation

emission

escape

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɹɪ.bəl/

Etymology

From drib + -le (early modern English frequentative suffix).