as in speck
a very small piece
news about the remote earthquake was coming in dribbles
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as in to drip
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
water dribbling over the lip of the fountain
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as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
rainwater dribbling along the partially clogged gutter
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Recent Examples of dribble
Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
At this point, Edwards had taken a few probing dribbles to get near the paint on the opposite side.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Battle, who finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, took the inbound pass near the paint and dribbled out along the baseline for more space before turning to swish the winner.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Lakers star then passed to a hustling Austin Reaves, who took a few dribbles to get a Kings defender to commit before making an alley-oop pass to James for a two-handed, rim-hanging dunk.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
At this point, Edwards had taken a few probing dribbles to get near the paint on the opposite side.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
Taylor Huff got one back in the 56th minute, dribbling into the box and finishing off the left post.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Battle, who finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, took the inbound pass near the paint and dribbled out along the baseline for more space before turning to swish the winner.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dribble
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Keep an eye out for tiny brown or orange specks, especially around door edges, undercarriage and seams.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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A little speck on the metaphorical Southlake Carroll wall that’s been historically dominated by its eight-time state champion football program.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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And no one actually wanted scalding oil dripped onto them from above at a NYE party.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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Many people have built their routines around the restaurant, around its Traditional Southern Breakfast and drip coffee and sugary cinnamon rolls, Park said.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Visitors need to splash through 20 river crossings en route to the cave.—
Nicole Young,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Following a roughly 10-day journey, Artemis 2 aims to splash down off the coast of San Diego.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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These plants contain cardiac glycosides, which can cause unpleasant symptoms for dogs and cats alike, such as drooling, diarrhea, abdominal pain, abnormal heart rhythm, and even some neurologic signs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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Chewing on the bulbs can cause severe vomiting and diarrhea, profuse drooling and burns to the mouth.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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When the crew retracted the drill to replace its bit, an overpowering jet of oil fountained from the well.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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One of the gates of these islands connects to the superconducting cavity built using Josephson junctions that allow quantum currents to flow and complete a microwave circuit.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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But what was unusual was the kind of information that began to flow in from her audience.—
Rufina Chow,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Raw meat was frozen in trash bags and an employee washed dishes without rinsing them.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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The manager ordered more sanitizer and bleach during the inspection, and the dishware was corrected to be washed manually until the dishwasher has more sanitizer.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Nafisa allegedly spat on someone, believed to be a Frontier employee, per Local 10, as she was being taken off the plane.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Portuguese princess who could go from spitting 16s with Swollen Members to dropping ‘Maneater’ and ‘Promiscuous’ with Timbaland.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Dribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dribble. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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