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.
Part of speech: 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
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is dribble a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, dribble is tagged as verb.
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