dribble
dribble is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.
- 2.To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] "The dribbling dart of love." Shak. (Meas. for Meas. , i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an error for dribbing.]
- 3.To let fall in drops. Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs. Swift.
- 4.A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is dribble.
- What is to slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel called?
- What is to fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] "The dribbling dart of love." Shak. (Meas. for Meas. , i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an error for dribbing.] called?
- What is to let fall in drops. Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs. Swift called?
- What is a drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops. [Colloq.] called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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