dribbling

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɪblɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪblɪŋ

Noun

dribbling (plural dribblings)

1. An amount of liquid that is dribbled.
   • 1850, The Journal of the Horticultural Society of London:

     In dry weather, when plants are drawn out of the seed bed, and planted with a common dibber, receiving daily dribblings of water, many will perish, and all are materially injured.

   • 1866, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command:

     From the mouth you early observe a dribbling of saliva of a sticky nature and mixed with air, and of a disagreeable fetor […]

2. (basketball, soccer) The act of dribbling.
   • 2006, Jin Wang, Soccer made easy: From fundamentals to championship play, Ameriscientific, Inc., →ISBN, page 78:

     ... dribbling skills. Depending on the purpose of dribbling, an athlete can use different dribbling techniques to accomplish his/her goals. There are four dribbling skills: (1) inside of the foot dribbling, (2) innerside of the instep dribbling […]

Verb

dribbling

1. present participle and gerund of dribble

Related terms

• dribbling drunk

Spanish

Noun

dribbling m (uncountable)

1. (sports) dribbling