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Webster 1913 Edition
Dribble
Drib′ble
,Verb.
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 eaves2.
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
.] Drib′ble
,Verb.
T.
1.
To let fall in drops.
Let the cook . . .
dribble
it all the way upstairs. Swift.
Drib′ble
,Noun.
1.
A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops.
[Colloq.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Dribble
DRIBBLE
,Verb.
I.
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.3.
To fall weakly and slowly; as the dribbling dart of love.DRIBBLE
,Verb.
T.