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Noun dribble has 3 senses
- drip, trickle, dribble - flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"
--1 is a kind of flow, flowing
--1 has particulars: intravenous drip
- drool, dribble, drivel, slobber - saliva spilling from the mouth
--2 is a kind of saliva, spit, spittle
- dribble, dribbling - the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
--3 is a kind of propulsion, actuation
--3 has particulars: double dribble
Verb dribble has 4 senses
- trickle, dribble, filter - run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"
--1 is one way to run, flow, feed, course
Sample sentence:
Water and oil dribble into the bowl
- dribble, drip, drop - let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
--2 is one way to pour
Sample sentence:
The women dribble water into the bowl
- dribble, carry - propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"
--3 is one way to hit
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble - let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"
--4 is one way to salivate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
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