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Spittle vs Dribble - What's the difference?

spittle | dribble |

As verbs the difference between spittle and dribble

is that spittle is to dig or stir with a small spade while dribble is .

As a noun spittle

is spit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.

spittle

English

Noun

(-)
  • Spit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.
  • Something frothy and white that resembles spit.
  • Spit-up or drool of an infant.
  • A small sort of spade.
  • * (rfdate), George Herbert, The Thanksgiving :
  • "I'll build a spittle, or mend common ways..."

    Derived terms

    * lickspittle * spittly

    Verb

    (spittl)
  • To dig or stir with a small spade.
  • Anagrams

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    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

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