Drabble vs Dribble - What's the difference?
drabble | dribble |
To wet or dirty, especially by dragging through mud.
To fish with a long line and rod.
To let saliva drip from the mouth, to drool
To fall in drops or an unsteady stream, to trickle
In various ball games, to run with the ball, controlling its path with the feet
(basketball) To bounce the ball on the floor with one hand at a time, enabling the player to move with it;
To advance by dribbling
to let something fall in drips
* Jonathan Swift
in various ball games, to move the ball, by repeated light kicks
A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
A small amount of a liquid.
In sport, the act of dribbling.
In transitive terms the difference between drabble and dribble
is that drabble is to wet or dirty, especially by dragging through mud while dribble is in various ball games, to move the ball, by repeated light kicks.drabble
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) drabelanVerb
(drabbl)- to drabble for barbels
Etymology 2
From a word game in .Usage notes
The "100 words" limit is the original meaning, although in practice (and drabble purists have denounced this extension), it frequently extends up to around 500 words, with a variety of limits used.See also
* *Anagrams
*dribble
English
Verb
(dribbl)- Let the cook dribble it all the way upstairs.