driblet

or drib·blet

[ drib-lit ]

/ ˈdrɪb lɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR driblet ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a small portion or part.

a small or petty sum.

Origin of driblet

1590–1600; obsolete drib (v.) (see dribble) + -let

Words nearby driblet

Dreyfus affair, Dreyfusard, DRG, drib, dribble, driblet, dribs and drabs, driech, dried, dried-fruit beetle, dried-up

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Example sentences from the Web for driblet

I sha'n't care if they don't have a driblet of gravy at supper tonight.
Hiram The Young Farmer|Burbank L. Todd
“I thought you said there was a driblet of water running out at the crevice,”remarked Tom.
The Boys of Crawford's Basin|Sidford F. Hamp
Driblet by driblet, and paying a price that fairly staggered him, he had managed to buy over four hundred tons.
The Hallowell Partnership|Katharine Holland Brown
It was this slight overflow which supplied the driblet we had followed up from the cañon below.
The Boys of Crawford's Basin|Sidford F. Hamp

He opened it, and shared the driblet with a few of the old campaigners.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898|Bennet Burleigh

British Dictionary definitions for driblet

driblet

dribblet

/ (ˈdrɪblɪt) /

noun

a small quantity or amount, as of liquid

Word Origin for driblet

C17: from obsolete drib to fall bit by bit + -let

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单词	driblet
释义	driblet or drib·blet [ drib-lit ] / ˈdrɪb lɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR driblet ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small portion or part. a small or petty sum. Origin of driblet 1590–1600; obsolete drib (v.) (see dribble) + -let Words nearby driblet Dreyfus affair, Dreyfusard, DRG, drib, dribble, driblet, dribs and drabs, driech, dried, dried-fruit beetle, dried-up Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for driblet I sha'n't care if they don't have a driblet of gravy at supper tonight. Hiram The Young Farmer\|Burbank L. Todd “I thought you said there was a driblet of water running out at the crevice,”remarked Tom. The Boys of Crawford's Basin\|Sidford F. Hamp Driblet by driblet, and paying a price that fairly staggered him, he had managed to buy over four hundred tons. The Hallowell Partnership\|Katharine Holland Brown It was this slight overflow which supplied the driblet we had followed up from the cañon below. The Boys of Crawford's Basin\|Sidford F. Hamp He opened it, and shared the driblet with a few of the old campaigners. Khartoum Campaign, 1898\|Bennet Burleigh British Dictionary definitions for driblet driblet dribblet / (ˈdrɪblɪt) / noun a small quantity or amount, as of liquid Word Origin for driblet C17: from obsolete drib to fall bit by bit + -let Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to driblet droplet, little, speck, particle, hint, tear, pinch, drop, morsel, drip, dash, globule, sprinkling, bit, smidgen
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driblet

or drib·blet

noun

Origin of driblet

Words nearby driblet

Example sentences from the Web for driblet

British Dictionary definitions for driblet

dribblet

noun

Word Origin for driblet

Words related to driblet