Main Entry: ¹drib·ble

Pronunciation: \ˈdri-bəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): drib·bled; drib·bling \-(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: frequentative of drib to dribble

Date: circa 1589

transitive verb 1 : to issue sporadically and in small bits
2 : to let or cause to fall in drops little by little
3 a : to propel by successive slight taps or bounces with hand, foot, or stick <dribble a basketball> <dribble a puck> b : to hit (as a baseball) so as to cause a slow bouncingintransitive verb 1 : to fall or flow in drops or in a thin intermittent stream : trickle
2 : to let saliva trickle from the corner of the mouth : drool
3 : to come or issue in piecemeal or desultory fashion
4 a : to dribble a ball or puck b : to proceed by dribbling c of a ball : to move with short bounces

— drib·bler \-b(ə-)lər\ noun