dribble

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of DRIBBLE

to fall or let fall in or as if in drops <water dribbling over the lip of the fountain>

Synonyms distill (also distil), dribble, drop, trickle

Related Words drizzle, sprinkle; flow, pour, roll, run, stream; cascade, gutter, riffle, ripple; bleed, exude, ooze, seep, weep; discharge

Near Antonyms gush, spout, spurt

to flow in a broken irregular stream <rainwater dribbling along the partially clogged gutter>

Synonyms bubble, dribble, guggle, lap, plash, ripple, splash, trickle, wash

Related Words eddy, purl, swirl; swash, swish, swoosh, whish; drip, drop; gush, jet, rush, spew, spout, spurt, squirt

Near Antonyms run

Antonyms pour, roll, stream

to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth <picnickers dribbling in eager anticipation of the hamburgers on the grill>

Synonyms dribble, drivel, salivate, slaver, slobber

Related Words water; expectorate, spit; foam, froth, splutter; sputter

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