Dictionary.com

driblet

or drib·blet

[ drib-lit ]
/ ˈdrɪb lɪt /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR driblet

noun

a small portion or part.
a small or petty sum.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of driblet

1590–1600; obsolete drib (v.) (see dribble) + -let

Words nearby driblet

Dreyfus affair, Dreyfusard, DRG, drib, dribble, driblet, dribs and drabs, driech, dried, dried-fruit beetle, dried-up
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Words related to driblet

droplet, little, speck, particle, hint, tear, pinch, drop, morsel, drip, dash, globule, sprinkling, bit, smidgen

Example sentences from the Web for driblet

British Dictionary definitions for driblet

driblet

dribblet

/ (ˈdrɪblɪt) /

noun

a small quantity or amount, as of liquid

Word Origin for driblet

C17: from obsolete drib to fall bit by bit + -let
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012