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dribble

n. saliva spilling from the mouth

dribbling

n. the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks

drip, trickle

n. flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"

carry

v. propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"

filter, trickle

v. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"

drool, drivel, slobber, slaver, slabber

v. let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"

fall, drop, falling

n. a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"

plop

n. the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash

drop, bead, pearl

n. a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"

droplet

n. a tiny drop

globule

n. a small globe or ball

tear, water, lachrymal secretion, lacrimal secretion

n. saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball

drop, let fall

v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"

dribble, filter, trickle

v. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"

drip, fall in drops

v. fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"

babble, ripple, gurgle, bubble, guggle, burble

v. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"

sputter

v. make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"

cascade, cascade down, fall like a cascade

v. rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

splash, slush, splosh, slosh

v. make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor"

drop, let fall

v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"

throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off

v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

leak, have a leak

v. have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly"

carry, dribble

v. propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"

sham, assume, feign, pretend, dissemble, simulate

v. make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

surge, upsurge, rush, gush, flush, sudden flow

n. a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words"

pour, cause to run

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

jet, gush

v. issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"

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