Thesaurus: dribble

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1. v. i. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves.
2. v. i. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.
3. v. i. To fall weakly and slowly.
4. v. t. To let fall in drops.
5. n. A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops.
6. n. flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
7. n. saliva spilling from the mouth
8. n. the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
9. v. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
10. v. let or cause to fall in drops
11. v. let saliva drivel from the mouth
12. 1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves. 2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel. 3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] "The dribbling dart of love." Shak. (Meas. for Meas. , i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an error for dribbing.] To let fall in drops. Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs. Swift. A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops. [Colloq.]