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Dribble vs Dripping - What's the difference?

dribble | dripping |

As verbs the difference between dribble and dripping

is that dribble is to let saliva drip from the mouth, to drool while dripping is .

As nouns the difference between dribble and dripping

is that dribble is a weak, unsteady stream; a trickle while dripping is solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.

dribble

English

Verb

(dribbl)
  • 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
  • Let the cook dribble it all the way upstairs.
  • in various ball games, to move the ball, by repeated light kicks
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
  • A small amount of a liquid.
  • In sport, the act of dribbling.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    dripping

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia dripping)
  • Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
  • * 1915 , ":
  • They were pleased because he was not above drinking a cup of tea with them, and when the dawn came and they were still waiting they offered him a slice of bread and dripping ; he was not squeamish and could eat most things now with a good appetite.
  • The sound or action of something that drips.
  • Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof.

    Derived terms

    * dripping pan

    Verb

    (head)