as in speck
a very small piece
news about the remote earthquake was coming in dribbles
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as in to drip
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
water dribbling over the lip of the fountain
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as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
rainwater dribbling along the partially clogged gutter
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Recent Examples of dribble
Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
Fein immediately met a double team after receiving the inbound pass and actually took a couple of dribbles backward.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The Bruins held the ball with the clock running down, and Leger-Walker dribbled it to around the top of the three-point line and stopped.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Those areas, Close explained, include taking care of the ball, being efficient with passes and dribbles, having a passion and urgency to make hustle plays, and controlling the glass.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
Fein immediately met a double team after receiving the inbound pass and actually took a couple of dribbles backward.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
Earlier this week, New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray dribbled left around a screen from Zion Williamson.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The Bruins held the ball with the clock running down, and Leger-Walker dribbled it to around the top of the three-point line and stopped.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dribble
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What emerged was an omelet of ideal and epitomic shape—straight, proudly puffed, about six and a half inches long and two and a half inches wide, with squarish ends and neither a speck nor drop of oil or liquid egg anywhere around.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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Is that oblong speck an egg sac or a flake of dandruff?—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2026
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High temperature will stay under 80 degrees Wednesday afternoon, and the overnight low will drip into the upper-60s.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Some of the women were bleeding from their reproductive organs, while others had blood dripping from slashes on their breasts, their bodies having been lacerated with a sharp instrument.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The paying public went from raucous to delirious on the next possession, when Curry raced downcourt and splashed a triple off the dribble.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Mark Zuckerberg was splashed across the cover of Time as the 2010 person of the year.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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These plants contain cardiac glycosides, which can cause unpleasant symptoms for dogs and cats alike, such as drooling, diarrhea, abdominal pain, abnormal heart rhythm, and even some neurologic signs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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Chewing on the bulbs can cause severe vomiting and diarrhea, profuse drooling and burns to the mouth.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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For Rory McIlroy, the trek toward getting a second Masters championship got a little bit harder.—
Rod Beard,
AJC.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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For whatever sprinkling of sociopathy that Quinn might have, seeing her dead best friend’s daughter, who looks just like her best friend, standing in front of her cracks through a little bit.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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There’s nothing fancy about a big, square screen that sits upstage of the circular playing area, but the subtlety in which the images and mood flows through the screen greatly enhance the storytelling.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Plantings in surrounding walkways will flow into the existing Asiatic, native plant, and white gardens.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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The way the changing room was designed, Mitchell had to run through the galley-style showers to wash the mess off.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Do yourself a favor and grab a caguama (a liter-size beer) to wash it down.—
Anais Martinez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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The words feel heavy and unnatural when O'Neal repeats them back to the doctor, like trying to blow a bubble and spitting out rocks instead.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Duchamp was insulted, threatened, and even spat upon, leading him to leave Paris.—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dribble. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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