Tribble vs Dribble - What's the difference?
tribble | dribble |
A fictional alien creature in , a cooing ball of fur.
English terms derived from Star Trek
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.
As nouns the difference between tribble and dribble
is that tribble is a horizontal frame with wires stretched across it for drying paper while dribble is a weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.As a verb dribble is
to let saliva drip from the mouth, to drool.tribble
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Etymology 2
Probably invented for alliteration with (trouble); the creatures first appeared in an episode called The Trouble with Tribbles .Noun
(en noun)dribble
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Verb
(dribbl)- Let the cook dribble it all the way upstairs.