noun
- Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid.
- usage: "there's a drip through the roof"
- Saliva spilling from the mouth.
- The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks.
- synonyms: dribbling
verb
- Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream.
- usage: "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"
- Let or cause to fall in drops.
- usage: "dribble oil into the mixture"
- (v.) ()
- synonyms: carry
- Let saliva drivel from the mouth.
- usage: "The baby drooled"
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