dribbled

past tense of dribble
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as in drooled
to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth picnickers dribbling in eager anticipation of the hamburgers on the grill

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Recent Examples of dribbled First, Salloi dribbled through a couple of Rapids defenders on the right side and ripped a shot past goalkeeper Zack Steffen to tie it at 2-2. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025 The dagger was served by Sabrina Ionescu, who dribbled the ball steps away from halfcourt as the shot clock ticked below 10. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025 Paintsil dribbled past two defenders and ripped a shot that bounced off Inter Miami goalkeeper Oscar Ustari and into the net. Reuters, 17 Aug. 2025 Calvin Harris dribbled inside the penalty area and was taken down, then as Rapids players pleaded for a penalty and Atlanta defenders looked to the referee to deny it, Navarro drove a ball past keeper Brad Guzan’s feet. Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025 Jauregizar did not help himself with his performance in Athletic Club’s biggest game of the season, being embarrassingly dribbled past by Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire in the Europa League semi-final first leg at San Mames. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dribbled
Verb
  • Tyler Andrew Riddle dripped with charisma and smarts.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Minneapolis community mourns after deadly shooting Tears dripped down cheeks as mourners wrote messages at a memorial Wednesday following a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • There is also a desire for infamy and to have their names and faces splashed across the internet and newspapers for a spurt of violence.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
  • There were strikes, big moves and, fundamentally, hundreds of millions of pounds splashed by clubs across the English top flight.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gas flow also affects stellar initial masses In another study, published in July 2025, astrophysicist Ke-Jung Chen led a research group at the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics using a detailed computer simulation that modeled how gas in the early universe may have flowed.
    Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Waterfalls of tequila flowed from enough bottles to lose count, including those in Aguayo’s group.
    Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Venezuelans washed car windows for tips at stoplights and congregated in the parking lots of Home Depot and other stores, looking for work.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Based on local traditions, the park tells the story of a giant pearl which was washed onto a mountain in a storm.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The collapse featured 11 penalties, the most notable of which coming on USF’s final drive when defensive tackle Brendan Bett spit on a USF player.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The generator spits out new images, or data pieces, in whatever format the project involves.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Swift’s name has bubbled up as a possible halftime performer in the run-up to what is typically an early September announcement for a number of reasons.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2025
  • All summer long a sense of indignation has brewed and bubbled on Tyneside.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Mulroney, Ackerman, Snow, and Newman turn this story of spatting WAGS into an explosive, addictive watch.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Preparation has cultural and regional variations, but the seed is usually chewed with slaked lime and betel leaves, and chewing releases a red juice that's often then spat out.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The sideline staple has trickled down to youth sports.
    Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
  • That mentality has trickled down to the players.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025

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