dribble
English
/ˈdɹɪ.bəl/, /ˈdɹɪ.bɫ̩/
verb
Definitions
- (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
- To fall in drops or an unsteady stream, to trickle
- (transitive) To let something fall in drips.
- (dated) To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
Etymology
Suffix from English drib.
Origin
English
drib
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedribble English
- drib English
- dribber English
- dribbler English
- dribblesome English
- dribbly English
- overdribble English
- dribble French
- driblar Spanish, Castilian
- driblar Portuguese
- drepen Middle English
- druibleáil Irish
- driblovat Czech
- driblati Serbo-Croatian
- dripla Icelandic
- dribol Cebuano
- dribola Cebuano