1580s, frequentative of obsolete verb drib (1520s), variant of drip (v.). Sports sense first used of soccer (1863), basketball sense is by 1892 (implied in dribbling). Related: Dribbled; dribbling. As a noun from 1670s.
例文
1. His clothes are soaked in dribble .
彼の服はよだれで濡れている。
2.Apply a dribble of baby shampoo.
ベビーシャンプーを少し塗ってください。
3.He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.
彼は顎のよだれを何滴か拭き取った。
4. Dribble the hot mixture slowly into the blender.
熱い混合物をゆっくりとフードブレンダーに滴下する。
5.There 's only a dribble of coffee left,I 'm afraid.