dribbling

Bouncing while moving

Dribbling is the present participle of dribble—letting liquid fall in drops or a thin stream, or moving a ball with repeated short touches.

In basketball, dribbling means bouncing the ball while moving; in soccer, it means advancing with light kicks.

A baby dribbling has saliva trickling from its mouth.

He was dribbling the ball up the court.

saliva

drool

Saliva spilling out

saliva · slaver · spit · teething · mouth · lip · chin · bib · tongue · swallow

basketball

crossover

Genre-blending work or transition

drive · layup · hesitation · iso · penetration · shake · jab step · streetball · Iverson · Kyrie

soccer

ball control

Mastery over the sphere

  • touchPerceiving through physical contact
  • footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
  • nutmegAromatic seed spice

feint · skill · close control · running · weaving · winger · attack · stepover · Messi · Neymar

Categories
Opposites
flow volume/intensity

dribblinggushing

Flowing out forcefully

pouring · flooding · streaming · torrential · flowing

basketball/soccer ball control action

dribblingpassing

Moving by or temporary

shooting · throwing · standing still · holding · assisting

control/precision of flow

dribblingspraying

Dispersing liquid as mist

splashing · splattering · squirting · jetting · blasting

Phrases
Family

dribblings

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G