dribbler

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drib·ble

(drĭb′əl)

v. drib·bled, drib·bling, drib·bles

v.intr.

1. To flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream; trickle: Water dribbled from the leaky faucet.

2. To let saliva drip from the mouth; drool.

3. Sports

a. To move a ball or puck by repeated light bounces or kicks, as in basketball or soccer.

b. To advance by dribbling: dribbled down the court.

v.tr.

1. To let flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream.

2. Sports

a. To move (a ball or puck) by dribbling.

b. To hit (a baseball, for example) so that it bounces slowly and low to the ground.

1. A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.

2. A small quantity; a bit.

3. Sports The act of dribbling a ball.

[Frequentative of obsolete drib, alteration of drip.]

drib′bler n.

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Noun	1.	dribbler - a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it basketball player, basketeer, cager - an athlete who plays basketball
	2.	dribbler - a person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib" drooler, slobberer, driveller individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

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dribbler

[ˈdrɪbləʳ] N (Sport) → driblador m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dribbler

(Sport) → Dribbelkünstler(in), Dribbler(in) m(f)

he’s a terrible dribbler (baby) → er kleckert ständig (inf)

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