dribbing

Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dribbled}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Dribbing}.] [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.]
   1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession
      of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves.
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   2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.
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   3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] "The dribbling dart of
      love." --Shak. (Meas. for Meas., i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an
      error for {dribbing}.]
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   4. In basketball, football and similar games, to dribble[2]
      the ball.
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   5. To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
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Drib \Drib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dribbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Dribbing}.] [Cf. {Drip}.]
   To do by little and little; as:
   (a) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop.
   (b) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate.
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             He who drives their bargain dribs a part. --Dryden.
   (c) To lead along step by step; to entice.
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             With daily lies she dribs thee into cost. --
                                                  Dryden.
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