dribble
verb (used without object)
to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.
were 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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“From 10 to 12 in the morning, then from 2 to 4. These girls were dribbling four hours straight without shooting the basketball.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2020
Cohen was going to have to quit eBay, and Houzz needed far more cash than Tatarko and Cohen were dribbling into it.
From Forbes ● Oct. 15, 2014
Curt and Dike were dribbling a basketball in the backyard, and farther away was the beginning of thick woods.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
They were dribbling too much and not looking for the open man.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
A few clerks were dribbling in, and none of them seemed to have life enough to get out of the way of an ox-team.
From The Wreckers by Lynde, Francis
