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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | drib 'to fall in small drops' (16-18 centuries), from DRIP1 |
Related topics:1 [intransitive and transitive]HBH to let liquid come out of your mouth onto your face : 
Watch out, the baby is dribbling on your shirt!He was dribbling tea onto his tie.
Watch out, the baby is dribbling on your shirt!He was dribbling tea onto his tie.2 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a liquid dribbles somewhere, it flows in a thin irregular stream : Blood from the wound dribbled down the side of his face.
Blood from the wound dribbled down the side of his face.3 [intransitive and transitive]DS to move the ball along with you by short kicks, bounces, or hits in a game of football, basketball etc : He was trying to dribble the ball past his opponents.
He was trying to dribble the ball past his opponents.4 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something such as money or news dribbles somewhere, it comes or goes in small irregular amounts : Money is finally dribbling back into the country now.
Money is finally dribbling back into the country now.5 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to pour something out slowly in an irregular way : Dribble a few drops of olive oil over the pizza.
Dribble a few drops of olive oil over the pizza.