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
  • The pair traded holds throughout the second in a high-quality showing, both giving little away.
    Leon Imber, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • Then send the littles home and catch the sequel to the ’90s slasher classics with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr., who reunite alongside a new generation, including Chase Sui Wonders and Madelyn Cline. July 25 49.
    Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 18 June 2025
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“Driblets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driblets. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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