dribble
verb (used without object)
to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.
was dribbling
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past progressiveof dribble.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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There I was, dribbling basketballs like a Globetrotter, diving through inter-dimensional portals, riding on the back of a galloping dinosaur in an explosive train heist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Two years later, a 30-year-old Leonard was dribbling during the 2021 postseason when he felt the twinge in his right knee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
“In my three JV games, I was dribbling, passing, shooting. In varsity games, I’d catch it, take one dribble, pass it and run away.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2023
His next time up the court, Paul was dribbling against Reggie Bullock when Johnson set a high screen on Bullock, dragging his defender with him.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2022
He was dribbling his snow cone in the dirt to make a pattern, but most of it stained his shirt.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
