[drib.ble] vb drib.bled ; drib.bling [freq. of drib (to dribble)] vt (ca. 1589) 1: to issue sporadically and in small bits
2: to let or cause to fall in drops little by little 3 a: to propel by successive slight taps or bounces with hand, foot, or stick b: to hit (as a baseball) so as to cause a slow bouncing ~ vi 1: to fall or flow in drops or in a thin intermittent stream: trickle
2: to let saliva trickle from the corner of the mouth: drool
3: to come or issue in piecemeal or desultory fashion
4. a: to dribble a ball or puck b: to proceed by dribbling c of a ball: to move with short bounces -- drib.bler n
[2]dribble n (ca. 1680) 1: a tiny or insignificant bit or quantity
2: a small trickling stream or flow
3: an act, instance, or manner of dribbling a ball or puck -- drib.bly adj