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Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dribbled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Dribbing}.] [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.]
1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession
of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves.
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2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.
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3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] "The dribbling dart of
love." --Shak. (Meas. for Meas., i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an
error for {dribbing}.]
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4. In basketball, football and similar games, to dribble[2]
the ball.
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5. To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
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Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. t.
1. To let fall in drops.
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Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs.
-- Swift.
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2. In basketball and various other games, to propel (the
ball) by successive slight hits or kicks so as to keep it
always in control.
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Dribble \Drib"ble\, n.
1. A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops.
[Colloq.]
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2. An act of dribbling[2] a ball.
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