driblets

plural of driblet
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as in beads
the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass rain leaked through the roof in solitary driblets here and there

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Noun
  • There might be something undeniably satisfying about working up a sweat, watching the droplets roll down your skin and leaving you with a red-faced glow.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
  • While white adipose tissue has one large fatty droplet, brown tissue has many tiny droplets, and lots of mitochondria.
    Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Critics have said the act is weighted heavily in developers’ favor while doing little to address the state’s critical need for truly affordable housing.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
  • Yet many of these interventions do little to preserve vitality or prevent the cascade of disability that often follows acute illness.
    Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Driblets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driblets. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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