noun
Meaning 1
Drool; saliva.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Drool; saliva.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Rubbish; worthless matter.
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Usage: colloquial, uncountable
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noun
A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
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Usage: countable
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noun
A small amount of a liquid.
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Usage: countable
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noun
The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.
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Usage: countable
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verb
In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
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verb
To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
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verb
To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle.
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Usage: intransitive
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verb
To move or roll slowly or in small quantities.
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Usage: figuratively, intransitive
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verb
To let something fall in drips.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
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Usage: dated
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verb
To perform a card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.
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noun
the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dribbling
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Broader terms: propulsion, actuation
Narrower terms: double dribble
noun
saliva spilling from the mouth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: drool, drivel, slobber
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Broader terms: saliva, spit, spittle
noun
flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: drip, trickle
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Broader terms: flow, flowing
Narrower terms: intravenous drip
verb
let saliva drivel from the mouth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber
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Broader terms: salivate
verb
propel,
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: carry
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Broader terms: hit
verb
let or cause to fall in drops
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: drip, drop
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Broader terms: pour
verb
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: trickle, filter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: run, flow, feed, course
Narrower terms: leach, percolate
History
Etymology tree English drib Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English dribble From drib + -le (frequentative suffix).
Across languages
143 source translations are retained for this English entry.