dribble
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: dribblé
Contents
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
drib + -le (“early modern English frequentative suffix”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
dribble (third-person singular simple present dribbles, present participle dribbling, simple past and past participle dribbled)
- To let saliva drip from the mouth, to drool
- To fall in drops or an unsteady stream, to trickle
- In various ball games, to run with the ball, controlling its path with the feet
- (basketball) To bounce the ball on the floor with one hand at a time, enabling the player to move with it;
- To advance by dribbling (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (transitive) to let something fall in drips
- Jonathan Swift
- Let the cook […] dribble it all the way upstairs.
- Jonathan Swift
- (transitive) in various ball games, to move the ball by repeated light kicks so as not to lose control of it.
- (dated) To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
Translations[edit]
to let saliva drip from the mouth
to fall in drops or an unsteady stream
to run with the ball, controlling its path with the feet
to bounce the ball with one hand at a time
to advance by dribbling
to let something fall in drips
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to move the ball, by repeated light kicks
Noun[edit]
dribble (plural dribbles)
Translations[edit]
trickle
small amount of liquid
sport
Related terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from English dribble.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dribble m (plural dribbles)
Verb[edit]
dribble
- first-person singular present indicative of dribbler
- third-person singular present indicative of dribbler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of dribbler
- third-person singular present subjunctive of dribbler
- second-person singular imperative of dribbler
German[edit]
Verb[edit]
dribble
- First-person singular present of dribbeln.
- Imperative singular of dribbeln.
- First-person singular subjunctive I of dribbeln.
- Third-person singular subjunctive I of dribbeln.
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- English words suffixed with -le
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English verbs
- en:Basketball
- English transitive verbs
- English dated terms
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- French terms borrowed from English
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- fr:Sports
- French non-lemma forms
- French verb forms
- German non-lemma forms
- German verb forms
