what does dribble mean?
DRIBBLE as NOUN
- Meaning
- the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
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Hypernyms(s) dribble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- saliva spilling from the mouth
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Hypernyms(s) dribble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- flowing in drops
- the formation and falling of drops of liquid
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- there’’s a drip through the roof
Hypernyms(s) dribble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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DRIBBLE as VERB
- Meaning
- let saliva drivel from the mouth
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Hypernyms(s) dribble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) dribble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- let or cause to fall in drops
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- dribble oil into the mixture
Hypernyms(s) dribble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
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- water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose
- reports began to dribble in
Hypernyms(s) dribble is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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