dribbleverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈdrɪb.əl/us/ˈdrɪb.əl/dribble verb [ I or T ] (FLOW SLOWLY)
to (cause a liquid to) flow very slowly in small amounts:
dribble verb [ I or T ] (FROM MOUTH)
UK to have liquid slowly coming out of your mouth:
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Animal physiology: bodily fluids & their production
- beaded
- bile
- bogy
- bucket
- discharge
- expectorate
- jism
- lacteal
- lymphatic
- mucus
- perspiration
- phlegm
- pus
- snot
- spat
- sperm
- spermatozoon
- spit
- spunk
- sweat buckets idiom
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dribble verb [ I or T ] (MOVE BALL)
in football or hockey, to move a ball along the ground with repeated small kicks or hits, or (in basketball) to move a ball by repeatedly hitting it against the floor with your hand:
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General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- attack
- back pass
- bobble
- center circle
- chip
- goalless
- holding
- layoff
- long ball
- man on! idiom
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man marking
- overarm
- set piece
- shoot
- sidespin
- unplayable
- wrong-foot
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dribblenoun
uk/ˈdrɪb.əl/us/ˈdrɪb.əl/dribble noun (FROM MOUTH)
[ C or U ] UK liquid that comes out of your mouth:
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Animal physiology: bodily fluids & their production
- beaded
- bile
- bogy
- bucket
- discharge
- expectorate
- jism
- lacteal
- lymphatic
- mucus
- perspiration
- phlegm
- pus
- snot
- spat
- sperm
- spermatozoon
- spit
- spunk
- sweat buckets idiom
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dribble noun (SLOW FLOW)
[ C or U ] a very slow flow of a liquid:
dribble noun (MOVE BALL)
[ C ] in football, when a ball is moved along the ground with repeated kicks or, in basketball, when a ball is moved by repeatedly hitting it against the floor with your hand:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- attack
- back pass
- bobble
- center circle
- chip
- goalless
- holding
- layoff
- long ball
- man on! idiom
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man marking
- overarm
- set piece
- shoot
- sidespin
- unplayable
- wrong-foot
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