Synonyms of dribble

dribble 1 of 2

noun

as in speck

a very small piece

news about the remote earthquake was coming in dribbles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speck
• bit
• fleck
• particle
• grain
• scrap
• mouthful
• shred
• lick
• patch
• snippet
• crumb
• molecule
• drop
• sliver
• granule
• mote
• snip
• bite
• tittle
• atom
• morsel
• dash
• nugget
• whisper
• scruple
• fragment
• pinch
• trace
• fraction
• flyspeck
• nibble
• taste
• touch
• nubbin
• portion
• dab
• streak
• jot
• ounce
• section
• whit
• smidgen
• modicum
• mite
• strain
• driblet
• spot
• iota
• minim
• shard
• suspicion
• halfpenny
• smatter
• smidgin
• smidgeon
• smidge
• nutshell
• flake
• clipping
• tidbit
• ace
• shaving
• splinter
• chip
• part
• titbit
• shiver
• haet
• kenning
• ha'penny
• paring
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slab
• lump
• chunk
• quantity
• bucket
• gob
• loads
• volume
• mass
• pile
• mountain
• barrel
• wealth
• stack
• abundance
• deal
• pot
• hunk
• raft
• bushel
• heaps
• profusion
• wad
• peck
• scads

dribble

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to drip

to fall or let fall in or as if in drops

water dribbling over the lip of the fountain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drip
• flow
• pour
• trickle
• drop
• sprinkle
• stream
• distill
• distil
• drizzle
• roll
• ripple
• cascade
• run
• ooze
• seep
• weep
• bleed
• gutter
• exude
• discharge
• riffle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spurt
• spout
• gush

2

as in to splash

to flow in a broken irregular stream

rainwater dribbling along the partially clogged gutter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splash
• wash
• bubble
• drip
• trickle
• ripple
• gurgle
• swirl
• lap
• plash
• rush
• swish
• guggle
• squirt
• eddy
• drop
• purl
• spurt
• gush
• spout
• spew
• swoosh
• jet
• whish
• swash

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stream
• run
• pour
• roll

3

as in to drool

to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth

picnickers dribbling in eager anticipation of the hamburgers on the grill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drool
• spit
• salivate
• slobber
• water
• drivel
• foam
• slaver
• froth
• expectorate
• sputter
• splutter