v. i. | 1. | To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; |
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. |
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" |
2. | dribble - saliva spilling from the mouth | |
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" |
2. | dribble - let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" | |
3. | dribble - propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" Synonyms: carry | |
4. | dribble - let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" |