Dribbled

Dribbled
Dribble Drib"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dribbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dribbing}.] [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.] 1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves. [1913 Webster]

2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel. [1913 Webster]

3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] ``The dribbling dart of love.'' --Shak. (Meas. for Meas., i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an error for {dribbing}.] [1913 Webster]

4. In basketball, football and similar games, to dribble[2] the ball. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

5. To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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