dribble

1. 1.

   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”

   Synonymstricklefilter

   Broaderrun

   Narrowerleach
2. 2.

   let or cause to fall in drops

   “dribble oil into the mixture”

   Synonymsdripdrop

   Broaderpour
3. 3.

   propel

   “Carry the ball”

   “dribble the ball”

   Synonymscarry

   Broaderhit

   sport

4. 4.

   let saliva drivel from the mouth

   “The baby drooled”

   Synonymsdriveldroolslabberslaverslobber

   Broadersalivate

1. 1.

   flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid

   “there's a drip through the roof”

   Synonymsdriptrickle

   Broaderflow

   Narrowerintravenous drip
2. 2.

   saliva spilling from the mouth

   Synonymsdrooldrivelslobber

   Broadersaliva
3. 3.

   the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks

   Synonymsdribbling

   Broaderpropulsion

   Narrowerdouble dribble

   basketball · soccer

Other forms of dribble

plural

dribbles·

past tense

dribbled·

present participle

dribbling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dribble

What does dribble mean?

dribble means "run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dribble?

dribble has 2 syllables: drib-ble. The stress falls on "drib". In IPA it is /ˈdɹɪbəl/.

What is another word for dribble?

Close synonyms include trickle, filter, drip, drop, carry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dribble a common word?

dribble is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.