dribbling
/ˈdɹɪblɪŋ/
dribbling noun: an amount of liquid that is dribbled. Also the present participle and gerund of dribble.
Noun
dribbling (plural dribblings)
- 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.1850, The Journal of the Horticultural Society of London
- From the mouth you early observe a dribbling of saliva of a sticky nature and mixed with air, and of a disagreeable fetor […]1866, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
- 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[…]2006, Jin Wang, Soccer made easy: From fundamentals to championship play, Ameriscientific, Inc., →ISBN, page 78
Also used as
dribbling is also the present participle and gerund of dribble.
Forms of dribbling
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Words that rhyme with dribbling
Questions about dribbling
- What does dribbling mean?
- Dribbling means an amount of liquid that is dribbled.
- What part of speech is dribbling?
- Dribbling is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dribbling?
- Dribbling is pronounced /ˈdɹɪblɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of dribbling?
- The plural of dribbling is dribblings.
Words near dribbling in the dictionary
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