dribbling

plural dribblings

1. An amount of liquid that is dribbled.

   From the mouth you early observe a dribbling of saliva of a sticky nature and mixed with air, and of a disagreeable fetor […]

   1866, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command

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   In dry weather, when plants are drawn out of the seed bed, and planted with a common dibber, receiving daily dribblings of water, many will perish, and all are materially injured.

   1850, The Journal of the Horticultural Society of London

2. ball gamesThe act of dribbling.

   ... dribbling skills. Depending on the purpose of dribbling, an athlete can use different dribbling techniques to accomplish his/her goals. There are four dribbling skills: (1) inside of the foot dribbling, (2) innerside of the instep dribbling[…]

   2006, Jin Wang, Soccer made easy: From fundamentals to championship play, Ameriscientific, Inc., →ISBN, page 78

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dribble