dribble

verb

/ˈdrɪbl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they dribble	/ˈdrɪbl/ /ˈdrɪbl/
he / she / it dribbles	/ˈdrɪblz/ /ˈdrɪblz/
past simple dribbled	/ˈdrɪbld/ /ˈdrɪbld/
past participle dribbled	/ˈdrɪbld/ /ˈdrɪbld/
-ing form dribbling	/ˈdrɪblɪŋ/ /ˈdrɪblɪŋ/

jump to other results

[intransitive, transitive] dribble (something) to let saliva or another liquid come out of your mouth and run down your chin synonym drool
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to fall in small drops or in a thin stream
- Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle.
[transitive] dribble something (into/over/onto something) to pour something slowly, in drops or a thin stream synonym drizzle, trickle
- Dribble a little olive oil over the salad.
[transitive, intransitive] dribble (something) (+ adv./prep.) (in football (soccer) and some other sports) to move the ball along with several short kicks, hits or bounces
- She dribbled the ball the length of the field.
- He dribbled past two defenders and scored a magnificent goal.
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Word Originmid 16th cent.: frequentative of obsolete drib, variant of drip. The original sense was ‘shoot an arrow short or wide of its target’, which was also a sense of drib.

dribble

noun

/ˈdrɪbl/

jump to other results

[countable] a very small amount of liquid, in a thin stream
- a dribble of blood
- Add just a dribble of oil.
[uncountable] (especially British English) saliva (= liquid) from a person’s mouth
- There was dribble all down the baby's front.
[countable] the act of dribbling the ball in a sportTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Word Originmid 16th cent.: frequentative of obsolete drib, variant of drip. The original sense was ‘shoot an arrow short or wide of its target’, which was also a sense of drib.