dribble

See also: dribblé

English

Etymology

drib +‎ -le (“early modern English frequentative suffix”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɪ.bəl/, /dɹɪ.bl̩/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɪ.bɫ̩/, /ˈdɹɪ.b(ə)l/

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• Rhymes: -ɪbəl

Verb

dribble (third-person singular simple present dribbles, present participle dribbling, simple past and past participle dribbled)

1. To let saliva drip from the mouth, to drool
2. To fall in drops or an unsteady stream, to trickle
3. In various ball games, to run with the ball, controlling its path with the feet
4. (basketball) To bounce the ball on the floor with one hand at a time, enabling the player to move with it
5. To advance by dribbling (Can we add an example for this sense?)
6. (transitive) to let something fall in drips
   • Jonathan Swift

     Let the cook […] dribble it all the way upstairs.

7. (transitive) in various ball games, to move the ball by repeated light kicks so as not to lose control of it.
8. (dated) To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.

Translations

to let saliva drip from the mouth

• Bulgarian: лигавя се (ligavja se)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 滴涎

• Czech: slintat (cs)
• Dutch: kwijlen (nl), zeveren (nl)
• Esperanto: salivumi, bavi
• Finnish: kuolata
• French: baver (fr)
• German: sabbern (de)

• Ido: bavar (io)
• Italian: sbavare (it)
• Maori: hāwareware
• Portuguese: babar (pt)
• Russian: пуска́ть слюни (ru) (puskátʹ sljuni)
• Serbo-Croatian: балавити (balaviti)
• Spanish: babear (es)
• Swedish: dregla (sv)
• Tamil: ஜொள்ளு (ta) (joḷḷu)

to fall in drops or an unsteady stream

• Bulgarian: капя (bg) (kapja), църцоря (bg) (cǎrcorja)
• Czech: kapat (cs)
• Dutch: druppelen (nl)
• Esperanto: guti
• Finnish: tippua (fi), tihkua
• French: goutter (fr)
• German: tropfen (de)

• Italian: sbrodolare
• Manx: sheel
• Maori: pāhīhī
• Portuguese: gotejar (pt), pingar (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: цуркати (curkati)
• Spanish: gotear (es)
• Swedish: droppa (sv)

to run with the ball, controlling its path with the feet

• Bulgarian: дриблирам (bg) (dribliram)
• Catalan: conduir (ca)
• Dutch: dribbelen (nl)
• Esperanto: dribli
• Finnish: kuljettaa (fi)
• French: dribbler (fr)
• German: dribbeln (de)
• Hebrew: כדרר‎‎ (kidrér)

• Hungarian: pattogtat
• Ido: driblar (io)
• Irish: druibleáil
• Maori: ārahirahi
• Portuguese: driblar (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: driblati (sh)
• Spanish: regatear (es), gambetear (es), driblar (es)
• Swedish: dribbla (sv)

to bounce the ball with one hand at a time

• Bulgarian: дриблирам (bg) (dribliram)
• Catalan: conduir (ca)
• Czech: driblovat
• Dutch: dribbelen (nl)
• Esperanto: dribli
• Finnish: kuljettaa (fi)
• French: dribbler (fr)
• Hebrew: כדרר‎‎ (kidrér)

• Hungarian: pattogtat
• Irish: druibleáil
• Maori: ārahirahi
• Portuguese: driblar (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: driblati (sh)
• Spanish: driblear (es)
• Swedish: dribbla (sv)

to advance by dribbling

• Catalan: driblar (ca)
• Czech: driblovat
• Dutch: dribbelen (nl)
• Esperanto: dribli
• Finnish: kuljettaa (fi)

• French: dribbler (fr)
• Portuguese: driblar (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: driblati (sh)
• Spanish: driblar (es)
• Swedish: dribbla (sv)

to let something fall in drips

• Bulgarian: изкапвам (izkapvam)
• Czech: odkapávat, nechat kapat
• Dutch: druppelen (nl)

• Esperanto: pogute versi
• Finnish: tiputtaa (fi), tiputella (fi)

to move the ball, by repeated light kicks

• Bulgarian: дриблирам (bg) (dribliram)
• Catalan: conduir (ca)
• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} dribbelen met (nl)
• Finnish: kuljettaa (fi)

• French: dribbler (fr)
• Irish: druibleáil
• Swedish: dribbla (sv)

Noun

dribble (plural dribbles)

1. A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
2. A small amount of a liquid.
3. In sport, the act of dribbling.

Translations

trickle

• Bulgarian: капене n (kapene), росене n (rosene)
• Finnish: noro (fi)

• French: bave (fr) f
• Italian: bava (it) f

small amount of liquid

• Bulgarian: капка (bg) f (kapka)
• Dutch: druppel (nl) m
• Finnish: tilkka (fi), pisara (fi), tippa (fi)

• French: goutte (fr) f
• Italian: bava (it) f

sport

• Bulgarian: дрибъл m (dribǎl)
• Catalan: driblatge (ca) m, conducció (ca) f
• Dutch: dribbelen (nl) n
• Finnish: kuljettaminen (fi)
• French: dribble (fr) m
• Hebrew: כדרור‎‎ m (kidrur)

• Irish: druibleáil f
• Persian: دریبل‎‎ (fa) (dribl)
• Portuguese: drible (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: дриблинг m (dribling), дриблање m (driblanje)
• Spanish: regate (es) m, gambeta (es) f

Related terms

• crossover dribble
• double dribble
• dribble glass
• dribble penetration
• dribbly
• kill one's dribble

Anagrams

• dibbler

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English dribble.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʁibl/

Noun

dribble m (plural dribbles)

1. (sports) dribble

Verb

dribble

1. first-person singular present indicative of dribbler
2. third-person singular present indicative of dribbler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of dribbler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of dribbler
5. second-person singular imperative of dribbler

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German

Verb

dribble

1. First-person singular present of dribbeln.
2. Imperative singular of dribbeln.
3. First-person singular subjunctive I of dribbeln.
4. Third-person singular subjunctive I of dribbeln.