Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
dribble .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
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Examples
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The trainers call out their instructions, saying that they want to see short, quick passes and that dribbling is forbidden.
Young African Football Players Are a Hot Commodity in Europe | Impact Lab 2010
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They exploded with a sweetly tart perfume flavor and with chin dribbling juice at each bite.
Archive 2008-10-01 Sarah Lenz 2008
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They exploded with a sweetly tart perfume flavor and with chin dribbling juice at each bite.
Crepe Happy Sarah Lenz 2008
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He had five turnovers but his new-found confidence in dribbling the ball has increased his ability to have assists and make his teammates better. ''
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Vin stood surrounded by death, bloodied coins dribbling from her stunned fingers.
Mistborn Sanderson_Brandon 2006
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To him, magic was coins dribbling from the nose, bunnies popping up unexpectedly, giant kender.
The Soulforge Weis, Margaret 1998
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"dribbling" - another crass joke that was jumped on by critics.
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Maybe it needs a shot of antibiotics if it's "dribbling".
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Maybe it needs a shot of antibiotics if it's "dribbling".
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What can be said in favor of a sport that involves 'dribbling'?
:Acquired Taste Tim Stretton 2008
GHibbs commented on the word dribbling
My adjectival use: 'These dribbling dogs make such a mess.'
August 22, 2011