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Pronunciation : Drib"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.]
Definition : 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.]

i. [imp. & p. p. Dribbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dribbing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Drib"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To let fall in drops. Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs. Swift.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Drib"ble
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops. [Colloq.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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