as in speck
a very small piece
news about the remote earthquake was coming in dribbles
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as in to drip
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
water dribbling over the lip of the fountain
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as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
rainwater dribbling along the partially clogged gutter
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Recent Examples of dribble
Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Ball caught the pass from White at 9.6 seconds, took an extra dribble at nine seconds flat, and released the shot at 7.8 seconds — an eternity by NBA standards.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Hampton, collected the rebound from his block, dribbled down the right side of the court and knocked down a three-pointer to cut the Cardinals’ lead in half.
—Devin Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In the 24th minute, junior Annabel Grentz, who had open space, took a couple of dribbles up the field and fired the ball into the net to give San Diego a 1-0 lead.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Ball caught the pass from White at 9.6 seconds, took an extra dribble at nine seconds flat, and released the shot at 7.8 seconds — an eternity by NBA standards.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
Sometimes dribbling is a little loose, but no effect.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Hampton, collected the rebound from his block, dribbled down the right side of the court and knocked down a three-pointer to cut the Cardinals’ lead in half.
—Devin Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dribble
Noun
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This obviously means piece of peach or speck of fish or smear of hotness — but in French, therefore classy.—
Heather Havrilesky,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The moon appears incredibly large in the foreground of the image since it is located much closer to Earth than Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun, which, by comparison, appears as nearly a speck behind the prominent natural satellite.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The euphoria courses through my body as the blood drips down my legs.—
Andy Collinson,
Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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Each of these works has a crenulated indentation and a line descending it (or drip as the case may be).—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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One video shows the spacecraft splashing down into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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But after over 286 days, their extended stay in space is finally coming to a close, as the two astronauts make their way back to Earth on a SpaceX capsule that’s set to splash down off the coast of Florida on Tuesday.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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There’s a reason scouts once drooled over Williams’ potential.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Symptoms from scorpion stings — such as burning at the sting site, drooling.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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That is unique to our show, and did inform a little bit of not knowing what’s going on in Lumon.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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Cody Bowen had 2 bits and 2 runs scored for Wekiva (5-11).—
Steve Gorches,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Conversation flowed into dinner, where the crowd discovered another accessory waiting for them: a luggage tag, ready for the next trip.—
Kristen Tauer,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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The heavy rains will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep terrain, especially in and around these areas.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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Judge Jeffrey Clothier, who was elected to Genesee County’s 67th District Court in January, said requiring as many as 100 shoplifters caught stealing from a local Walmart to wash cars for free would serve the community and possibly discourage others from stealing from the retail giant.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Step 3: Clean The Shelves Use a sponge or wash cloth dipped in warm, soapy water to wipe off shelves.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2025
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But the turbines are very inefficient, and are also spitting out pollutants—not just CO2 but nitrous oxide and formaldehyde.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Instead of just spitting out an answer, a chatbot with reasoning abilities could dissect a question and provide multiple, specific responses accounting for different scenarios.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Dribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dribble. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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