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
• tittle
• bite
• atom
• morsel
• dash
• nugget
• whisper
• scruple
• fragment
• pinch
• trace
• fraction
• flyspeck
• nibble
• taste
• touch
• nubbin
• portion
• dab
• streak
• jot
• ounce
• whit
• section
• smidgen
• modicum
• mite
• strain
• driblet
• spot
• iota
• minim
• suspicion
• shard
• smatter
• halfpenny
• nutshell
• flake
• clipping
• tidbit
• ace
• shaving
• splinter
• chip
• part
• 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

ˈdri-bəl 

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
• drizzle
• roll
• ripple
• cascade
• run
• bleed
• weep
• ooze
• seep
• gutter
• discharge
• exude
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dribble

Noun

Very good passer who can be a connector offensively, start the break himself, and has improved each year as a shooter, making 37% of his 3-pointers this season, including 45% when unguarded and even 38% off the dribble. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 23 June 2026

Messi made several dribbles at the backpedaling Algerian defenders before using his left foot to curve a sweeping shot past goalkeeper Luca Zidane for the first goal of the match. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026

Verb

The 20-year-old Venezuelan expertly controlled the ball with space to work, dribbled into the box, cut to his left and tucked it between Cleveland and the far post for his sixth MLS goal and 10th in all competitions this year. — Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 July 2026

Late in the first half, Michael Owen dribbled into the box and drew a penalty kick. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026