dribble

[US]/'drɪb(ə)l/
[UK]/'drɪbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.& vi. to let liquid flow or fall in small drops
n.a small drop of liquid;the act of moving a ball while bouncing it on the ground
vi.salivate

Phrases & Collocations

dribble past defenders

dribble the ball

dribble skills

Example Sentences

a dribble of blood.

dribble out the funds

dribble away one's time

dribble water on the flowers

That faucet dribbles badly.

dribbled down the court.

Saliva dribbled from the baby’s mouth.

he dribbled cream into his coffee.

he attempted to dribble the ball from the goal area.

Water dribbled from the leaky faucet.

He dribbled over his food.

Rain dribbled down the window.

The water dribbled from the ceiling.

refugees from central Europe dribbled into Britain.

He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.

On Monday they even tested a backup procedure—canting the shovel at the end of the probe's robotic arm and shaking it to dribble soil a bit at a time.

Thus, possession is won by intercepting passes, forcing an overambitious long shot which results in a goal kick, or by tackling the player as he tries to dribble past.

Bryant ran the ball up the other end, dribbled down the clock and nailed a stepback jumper off contact from a hard double team.

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