dribble
to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.
to drivel; slaver.
Sports. to advance a ball or puck by bouncing it or giving it a series of short kicks or pushes.
to let fall in drops.
Sports.
Basketball. to bounce (the ball) as in advancing or keeping control of it.
(especially in ice hockey and soccer) to move (the ball or puck) along by a rapid succession of short kicks or pushes.
a small trickling stream or a drop.
a small quantity of anything: a dribble of revenue.
Sports. an act or instance of dribbling a ball or puck.
Scot. a drizzle; a light rain.
Origin of dribble
1Other words from dribble
- dribbler, noun
Words Nearby dribble
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How to use dribble in a sentence
Last season, the Hawks were a predictable mash of pick-and-rolls and dribble handoffs.
It’s hard to beat a guy off the dribble, in wheelchair basketball, because your hands are up to do a lot and chairs are wide and lateral movement is limited.
Why Are Free Throws So Much Harder To Come By In Wheelchair Basketball? | John Loeppky | November 30, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightHe shoots it, catch-and-shoot, or off the dribble, like Steph.
Jamal Murray Isn’t The New Steph Curry, But He Might Be Close | Michael Pina | September 22, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightIt’s no surprise that Murray has been the most frequent recipient of dribble handoffs during the playoffs.
Donovan Mitchell And Jamal Murray Are Taking Different Paths To Domination | Jared Dubin | September 1, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThe two complement each other in several different ways, but nothing is more mutually beneficial than their dribble handoffs.
The Miami Heat’s Dynamic Duo Could Make Noise In The Playoffs | Michael Pina | August 12, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
How refreshing it was to see England players swivel and dribble and sell dummies.
She reluctantly gulps it down, chokes, and allows little rivers of green juice to dribble from the corner of her mouth.
Is This Dildo-Licking, Dominatrix-Loving Vogue Blogger the New Face of Feminism? | Lizzie Crocker | May 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFuel would dribble to a stop in one before it did in the other.
Instead, an ill-advised, uncharacteristic around-the-back dribble led to a steal and a Mario Chalmers three.
LeBron James and Miami Heat Throttle OKC Thunder to Win 2012 NBA Championship | Jesse Singal | June 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Secret Service sex scandal is growing worse by the day, as new details dribble out about the debacle in Colombia.
Secret Service Colombia Sex Scandal Deepens as Political Drama Rises | Tara McKelvey | April 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSupplies did slowly dribble in, and sometimes came in encouraging quantities when a store-ship was captured.
The Siege of Boston | Allen FrenchPeter whirled completely around, to throw off the guard hovering in front of him, and started a dribble.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High | Leslie W. QuirkThe events recorded are only a grey dribble from a leaky town pump.
Knut Hamsun | Hanna Astrup LarsenStill San Francisco waited, though a constant dribble of departures made at last perceptible inroads on its population.
Port O' Gold | Louis John StellmanIn order to dribble stuff smelling sickeningly of carnations on a wasted yard.
Greener Than You Think | Ward Moore
British Dictionary definitions for dribble
/ (ˈdrɪbəl) /
(usually intr) to flow or allow to flow in a thin stream or drops; trickle
(intr) to allow saliva to trickle from the mouth
(in soccer, basketball, hockey, etc) to propel (the ball) by repeatedly tapping it with the hand, foot, or stick
a small quantity of liquid falling in drops or flowing in a thin stream
a small quantity or supply
an act or instance of dribbling
Origin of dribble
1Derived forms of dribble
- dribbler, noun
- dribbly, adjective
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