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- Dictionarydrib·let/ˈdriblət/
noun
- 1. a thin stream or small drop of liquid: "driblets of spittle run from her mouth"
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The meaning of DRIBLET is a trifling or small sum or part.
1. a small portion or part. 2. a small or petty sum. Also: dribblet. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1590–1600; obs. drib (v.) ( see dribble) + -let] Examples of 'driblet' in a sentence. driblet.
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) “"years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling”. synonyms: drib, drop. see more.
driblet - a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling
Driblet definition: a small portion or part.. See examples of DRIBLET used in a sentence.
Driblet definition: A tiny falling drop of liquid.
drop, drib, driblet noun. a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling.
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Jun 16, 2024 · noun. a small quantity or amount, as of liquid. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C17: from obsolete drib to fall bit by bit + -let. Examples of 'driblet' in a sentence. driblet.
Noun [ edit] driblet (plural driblets) A small portion or part. A small or petty sum.
