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Definition: Dribble |
DribbleNoun1. Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof". 2. Saliva spilling from the mouth. 3. The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks. Verb1. Run or flow slowly, or in an unsteady stream: "reports began to dribble in.". 2. Let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture". 3. Move, as in hockey or soccer; "Carry the ball". 4. Let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dribble" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Note: Dribble \Drib"ble\, intransitive verb [imperfect & past participle. Dribbled; Dribbing.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Mining | Material that adheres to the conveying medium and, being carried beyondthe discharge point, drops off along the return run. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | DRIBBLE. A method of pouring out, as it were, the dice from the box, gently, by which an old practitioner is enabled to cog one of them with his fore-finger. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: DribbleSynonyms: dribbling (n), carry (v), drip (v), drivel (v), drool (v), filter (v), slabber (v), slaver (v), slobber (v), trickle (v). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: dribbled (medicine). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Egress | Exude, transude; leak, run through, out through; percolate, transcolate; egurgitate; strain, distill; perspire, sweat, drain, ooze; filter, filtrate; dribble, gush, spout, flow out; well, well out; pour, trickle; (water in motion); effuse, extravasate, disembogue, discharge itself, debouch; come forth, break forth; burst out, burst through; find vent; escape. |
River | Verb: flow, run; meander; gush, pour, spout, roll, jet, well, issue; drop, drip, dribble, plash, spirtle, trill, trickle, distill, percolate; stream, overflow, inundate, deluge, flow over, splash, swash; guggle, murmur, babble, bubble, purl, gurgle, sputter, spurt, spray, regurgitate; ooze, flow out. (egress). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Dribble |
| English words defined with "dribble": Bedribble ♦ Dribbing, Dribbled ♦ filter ♦ trickle. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "dribble": Dripple. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Dribble" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (dribble, dribbling). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Lyrics | Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA (Izzo (H.O.V.A.); performing artist: Jay-Z) Dribble off those Bobby Brooks ("Jack and Diane"; performing artist: John Cougar Mellencamp) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Dribble Drabble (1968) Double Dribble (1946) | |
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| "Dribble" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 42.65% of the time. "Dribble" is used about 68 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 42.65% | 29 | 64,444 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 36.76% | 25 | 69,787 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 17.65% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.94% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 68 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "dribble": dribble all over ♦ dribble down ♦ dribble on ♦ dribble over ♦ dribble round ♦ dribble the ball. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "dribble": dribble-brain, dribble-stained. | |
Ending with "dribble": pizzle-dribble. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
dribble glass | 46 |
dribble | 33 |
crossover dribble | 31 |
basketball dribble | 14 |
double dribble | 12 |
double dribble nes | 8 |
basketball dribble move | 6 |
dribble glass.com | 4 |
better dribble | 4 |
double dribble rom | 3 |
dribble soccer | 3 |
between dribble leg | 3 |
dribble lou program skip | 3 |
basketball better dribble | 3 |
dribble move | 2 |
basketball defender dribble past | 2 |
cross dribble over | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "dribble"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | dribloj, driblim, vesë shiu, shi i lehtë, rrjedhje (derivation, dotage, efflux, effusion, escape, flow, flowing, flux, leak, leakage, ooze, outflow), rrjedh pikë-pikë, pikoj (blob, dapple, distil, distill, drip, drizzle, drop, leak, ooze, trickle), pikim (drip, exudation, leak, leakage, ooze), kullojnë, kullim (clearing, defecation, drainage, exudation, filtration, infiltration, seepage), ecje me top, eci me top. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مقدار ضئيل (crumb, dab, dash, element, glimmer, hint, mouthful, nip, peanut, smack, trace, trifle, whit), نثر على نحو متقطع, لعاب (saliva, slaver, slobber, spit, spittle), قطر (country, distil, drip, drop, land, percolate, rain, region, territory, tow, towing, trail, trickle, tug), وجه الكرة نحو الهدف, تربيت الكرة, تدفق ضئيل, سال لعابه (drivel, drool, salivate, slaver, slime, slobber), إنبثق (emanate, emerge, jet, spout, spring), رذاذ (drizzle, perfusion, spit, spray), دحرجة الكرة (dribbling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съвсем малък поток, росене, капя (distil, drip, drop, drop in, gutter, leak, ooze, run, seep, weep), капка (bead, dollop, dribblet, drip, drop, minim, modicum, shred, tear, tincture, vestige), капвам (drop), капене (drip, trickle), лигавя се (beslobber, drool, slaver, slobber), дриблиране, дриблирам. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 一滴 (BLOB). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | driblovat, slintat (drivel, drool, salivate, slaver, slobber), odkápávat, klièkovat (hedge one's bets, jink, loop, zigzag), kapat (drip, drop, leak, trickle), cintat (slobber). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | efterdryp (urinary incontinence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | پابپاکردن(توپ فوتبال), چکانیدن (Drip, Trickle), چکشیدن . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kuolata (slobber). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | baver (drool). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | tröpfeln (drip, dripping, run, to dribble, to drip, to trickle, trickle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | στάζω (burst, drip, drop, leak, ooze, seep, trickle, trill), σταγόνα (bead, blob, drip, drop, minim), τρίπλα, ψιχάλα (drizzle, mizzle, spatter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | לכ"רר, ל"זיל ריר (drool), כ"רור (bouncing, dribbling), טפטוף (drip, dripping, perfusion), ריר (saliva, spit, spittle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | csepegés (drip, dripping, dropping, ooze, oozing, running), nyáladzás (salivation, slobber), cselezés. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sbavare (dribble down, dribble over, drivel, drool, smear, smudge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | ドラ息子 (being pegged to the dollar, Dolby, Dolby surround, dolce, dolcissimo, Doline, doll, dollar, dollar clause, dollar peg, dollar shift, dollar shock, dollar shop, dollar usance, dolly, dolman sleeve, dolmen, dolphin kick, doria, Dorian, Dortmund, dream, dreamer, dreaming, dreamy, drifter, drill, drink, drip coffee, driven, durian, lazy son, profligate son). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ドリブル . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | sheeleen, jibrey, jibraght. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ibbledray drible, driblar, saliva (gob, rheum, saliva, spit, spittle, sputum), pingo (drip, drop, gout, touch, trickle), gotejar (drip, drop, gutter, run, trickle), gota (arthritis, bead, blob, drip, drop, drop of water, droplet, minim, podagra, tear, trickle), garoa (drizzle, mizzle), babar-se (drivel, drool, foam, slaver, slobber), baba (drivel, foam, lather, mucus, saliva, slaver, slobber). (various references) driblare, dribla, se scurge (drain, ebb, elapse, flow, fly by, lapse, lapse away, pass, pass by, run, slip away, slip by, stream, wear out), picurar, picura (distil, drop, instil, let drop, trickle, vibrate), împinge în pungã. (various references) капля (blob, drop, glob, raindrop, smidgen), вести мяч, ведение мяча, моросящий дождь. (various references) driblovati, driblovanje, dribling, vođenje lopte, kapljati (trickle), kapljanje (trickle), curiti (drip, leak, ooze, seep, trickle, water). (various references) goteo (drip, dripping, leakage, trickle). (various references) droppa (distil, drip, drop, ooze, run, splash, trickle, weep), dribbla. (various references) ไหลริน, ปล่อยให้น้ำลายไหล, ของเหลวจำนวนเล็กน้อยที่ไหลหรือหย". (various references) deliğe yuvarlanmak, damlatmak (distil, drop, instil, instill, trickle), damlamak (blow in, come in suddenly, drip, drop, drop around, drop in, fall off, happen in, trickle, weep), top sürmek, salyası akmak (drivel, drool, slaver, slobber), salya (saliva, salivary, slaver, slobber, spit, spittle, sputum), azar azar akmak. (various references) струмок (arroyo, bourn, effluent, nullah, nymph, rivulet, streamlet, wash, watercourse, wellspring), сочитися (bleed, ooze), крапля (bead, blob, drop, globule, gout, minim, smidgen, tear), випускати по краплі, обслинюватися, мряка (drizzle, mist, mizzle). (various references) diferu (distil, drip, drop), defnynnu (distill, drip, drop). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "dribble": dribbled, dribbler, dribblers, dribbles, dribblet, dribblets. (additional references) | |
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"Dribble" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Dibbley, Dibbly, driable, dribe, drible, drubbel, Dwibbly, ribble. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dribble" (pronounced dri"bul) |
| 5 | -r i" b u l | Gribble, scribble. |
| 4 | -i" b u l | Dibble, kibble, nibble, quibble, Sibyl. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amble, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, assemble, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, babble, Babel, bankable, bauble, bearable, believable, bible, billable, biodegradable, bramble, breakable, bubble, buildable, Bumble, burnable, cable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, cobble, coble, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, corbel, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, crumble, culpable, curable, cymbal, dabble, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disable, disagreeable, disassemble, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, dissemble, distinguishable, divisible, doable, double, Drabble, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enable, enfeeble, enforceable, enjoyable, ennoble, ensemble, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fable, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, feeble, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, foible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fumble, fungible, fusible, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, grumble, gullible, habitable, hardscrabble, harvestable, herbal, heritable, hobble, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, humble, identifiable, ignoble, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immeasurable, immiscible, immobile, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intertribal, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, jumble, justifiable, knowledgeable, label, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, libel, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marble, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, mislabel, mobile, moldable, movable, mumble, navigable, negligible, negotiable, nimble, noble, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, nonverbal, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, pebble, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, preamble, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, psychobabble, punishable, questionable, quotable, rabble, ramble, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, reassemble, rebel, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redouble, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, relabel, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resemble, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, salable, saleable, salvageable, Scrabble, scramble, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, shamble, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, symbol, table, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, thimble, timetable, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, tunable, turntable, typeable, umbel, unable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unscramble, unserviceable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, valuable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verbal, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, wamble, washable, wearable, winnable, wobble, workable. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: dibbler. | |
| Words within the letters "b-b-d-e-i-l-r" | |
-1 letter: birled, bribed, bridle, dibber, dibble, libber, ribbed. | |
-2 letters: bible, bider, bield, birle, bribe, bride, idler, liber, rebid, riled. | |
-3 letters: bide, bier, bile, bird, birl, bleb, bled, bred, brie, deil, deli, diel, dire, dirl, drib, idle, ired, lied, lier, lire, ride, riel, rile. | |
-4 letters: bed, bel, bib, bid, deb, del, dib, die, ebb, eld, ire. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-b-d-e-i-l-r" | |
+1 letter: bellbird, bluebird, cribbled, dibblers, dribbled, dribbler, dribbles, dribblet, fribbled. | |
+2 letters: bellbirds, bluebirds, dribblers, dribblets, scribbled. | |
+3 letters: bridgeable. | |
+4 letters: billboarded, blackbirded, blackbirder, boatbuilder, bodybuilder, describable. | |
+5 letters: blackbirders, boatbuilders, bodybuilders, unbridgeable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 72 69 62 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. .-. .. -... -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01110010 01101001 01100010 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D r i b b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0072 0069 0062 0062 006C 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38847568687871 |
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