"dribble" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈdrɪ.bəl/ [UK], /ˈdrɪ.bɫ̩/ [US] Audio: en-us-dribble.ogg [US] Forms: dribble [canonical], dribbles [third-person, singular], dribbled [past], dribbled [past, participle], dribbling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|dribbl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you dribble, you let saliva drip from your mouth; you drool.
    Sense id: simple-dribble-en-verb-N5v9bCMC
  2. If something dribbles, it falls in drop or an uneven flow; it trickles.
    Sense id: simple-dribble-en-verb-tapS34wZ
  3. If you dribble a football/soccer ball, you run with it while controlling it with your feet.
    Sense id: simple-dribble-en-verb-OJYmL~YZ
  4. If you dribble a basketball, you bounce it up and down with one hand.
    Sense id: simple-dribble-en-verb-P1AGfBDU
     
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