dribble

== English == === Etymology === From drib + -le (frequentative suffix). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɪ.bəl/, /dɹɪ.bl̩/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɪ.bɫ̩/, /ˈdɹɪ.b(ə)l/ Rhymes: -ɪbəl === Verb === dribble (third-person singular simple present dribbles, present participle dribbling, simple past and past participle dribbled) (basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly. To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool. (intransitive) To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle. (intransitive, figurative) To move or roll slowly or in small quantities. (transitive) To let something fall in drips. (dated) To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion. To perform a card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === dribble (countable and uncountable, plural dribbles) (uncountable) Drool; saliva. (uncountable, colloquial) Rubbish; worthless matter. (countable) A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle. (countable) A small amount of a liquid. (countable, sports) The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it. (countable) A card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === === Anagrams === dibbler == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English dribble. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dʁibl/ === Noun === dribble m (plural dribbles) (sports) dribble === Verb === dribble inflection of dribbler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “dribble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === dribble inflection of dribbeln: first-person singular present singular imperative first/third-person singular subjunctive I