Synonyms for dribble
ˈdrɪb əl

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1. drip, trickle, dribble(noun)

   flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid

   "there's a drip through the roof"

   Synonyms:
   drool, drip, dribbling, trickle, drip mold, drivel, dripping, drip mould, slobber

2. drool, dribble, drivel, slobber(noun)

   saliva spilling from the mouth

   Synonyms:
   drool, trickle, drivel, slobber, tommyrot, boloney, garbage, humbug, taradiddle, bosh, baloney, bilgewater, drip, tarradiddle, tosh, twaddle, dribbling

3. dribble, dribbling(verb)

   the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks

   Synonyms:
   slobber, drivel, drip, drool, dribbling, trickle

4. trickle, dribble, filter(verb)

   run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

   "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"

   Synonyms:
   drool, separate out, drivel, strain, slobber, permeate, percolate, slabber, drop, filter out, filter, filtrate, drip, trickle, carry, sink in, slaver

5. dribble, drip, drop(verb)

   let or cause to fall in drops

   "dribble oil into the mixture"

   Synonyms:
   unload, slaver, leave out, drool, send packing, drop off, dismiss, drop down, sink, drip, degenerate, deteriorate, drivel, slabber, overleap, slobber, throw, cast, fell, cut down, put down, neglect, devolve, carry, filter, expend, send away, set down, flatten, swing, strike down, throw off, throw away, dangle, drop, shake off, discharge, spend, overlook, knock off, miss, pretermit, cast off, trickle, shed, omit

6. dribble, carry(verb)

   propel, "Carry the ball"

   "dribble the ball"

   Synonyms:
   slaver, deport, express, comport, bear, drool, pack, have a bun in the oven, impart, behave, run, sway, drip, take, post, expect, slabber, extend, slobber, channel, carry, transport, filter, stock, hold, acquit, convey, persuade, conduct, contain, drivel, gestate, stockpile, drop, trickle, transmit

7. drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble(verb)

   let saliva drivel from the mouth

   "The baby drooled"

   Synonyms:
   drop, drip, filter, drool, slaver, trickle, carry, drivel, slabber, salivate, slobber

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1. dribble(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   drip, trickle, fall in drops

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. dribble(n)

   Synonyms:
   trickling

2. dribble(v)

   Synonyms:
   drip, trickle

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How to use dribble in a sentence?

1. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   Since the Russian intervention in Syria, the dribble of people who were perhaps going back from these camps to Syria has stopped dead, and there is a new flow coming in because of the actions The Russians are taking - particularly in southern Syria along the border just a few kilometers from here.

2. Jean Baudrillard:

   A society which allows an abominable event to burgeon from its dung heap and grow on its surface is like a man who lets a fly crawl unheeded across his face or saliva dribble from his mouth -- either epileptic or dead.

3. Dirk Nowitzki:

   The play was to get the ball right there. Just wait until the clock was down and make a move either way, obviously, the entire league knows I usually like going left, so (Randle) was really high side on me. All I had to do was kind of rip through, take a dribble and shoot. It felt good leaving my hands, so I'm glad it went in.

4. Lionel Messi:

   The pitches here are shameful, the ball is like a rabbit, it can go anywhere, the conditions are very difficult and it's very hard to dribble properly. This cannot go on.

5. Mark Wunderlich:

   On the dribble, we always talk about dribbling you can take two legal steps to the basket, right? No one ever thought about on the gather after you dribble you can take two legal steps backwards.

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