Dribble

v. i.	1.	To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves. [imp. & p. p. Dribbled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dribbing .]
	2.	To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.
	3.	To fall weakly and slowly.
	4.	In basketball, football and similar games, to dribble{2} the ball.
	5.	To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
v. t.	1.	To let fall in drops. Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs. - Swift.
	2.	In basketball and various other games, to propel (the ball) by successive slight hits or kicks so as to keep it always in control.
n.	1.	A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops.
	2.	An act of dribbling{2} a ball.

Noun	1.	dribble - flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" Synonyms: drip, trickle
	2.	dribble - saliva spilling from the mouth Synonyms: slobber, drivel, drool
	3.	dribble - the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks Synonyms: dribbling
Verb	1.	dribble - run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in" Synonyms: trickle, filter
	2.	dribble - let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" Synonyms: drip, drop
	3.	dribble - propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" Synonyms: carry
	4.	dribble - let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" Synonyms: drivel, slabber, slaver, slobber, drool

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