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Drib"ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dribbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dribbing (?).] [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.] 1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves.
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2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.
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3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] “The dribbling dart of love.” Shak. (Meas. for Meas. , i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an error for dribbing.]
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4. In basketball, football and similar games, to dribble{2} the ball.
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5. To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
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Drib"ble, v. t. 1. To let fall in drops.
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Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs. Swift.
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2. In basketball and various other games, to propel (the ball) by successive slight hits or kicks so as to keep it always in control.
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Drib"ble, n. 1. A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops. [Colloq.]
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2. An act of dribbling{2} a ball.
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