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dribbling

noun

  1. maneuvering of a ball by a single player, avoiding defenders' attempts to intercept the ball
  2. act or process of letting fall in drops, dripping
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɪblɪŋ/

noun

  1. An amount of liquid that is dribbled.

    In dry weather, when plants are drawn out of the seed bed, and planted with a common dibber, receiving daily dribblings of water, many will perish, and all are materially injured.

    From the mouth you early observe a dribbling of saliva of a sticky nature and mixed with air, and of a disagreeable fetor […]

  2. The act of dribbling.

    ... dribbling skills. Depending on the purpose of dribbling, an athlete can use different dribbling techniques to accomplish his/her goals. There are four dribbling skills: (1) inside of the foot dribbling, (2) innerside of the instep dribbling[…]

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of dribble