dribble

Universal Words verb, noun verb 1 [V, VN] to let SALIVA or another liquid come out of your mouth and run down your chin SYNDROOL 2 [V+adv./prep.] to fall in small drops or in a thin stream: Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle. 3 [VN+adv./prep.] ~ sth (into / over / onto sth) to pour sth slowly, in drops or a thin stream SYNDRIZZLE: Dribble a little olive oil over the salad. 4 (in football and some other sports) to move the ball along with several short kicks, hits or bounces: [VN] She dribbled the ball the length of the field. * [V] He dribbled past two defenders and scored a magnificent goal. noun 1 [C] a very small amount of liquid, in a thin stream: a dribble of blood * Add just a dribble of oil. 2 [U] (especially BrE) SALIVA (= liquid) from a person's mouth: There was dribble all down the baby's front. 3 [C] the act of dribbling the ball in a sport