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Meaning of "driblet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DRIBLET

From obsolete drib to fall bit by bit + -let.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DRIBLET

driblet  [ˈdrɪblɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRIBLET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Driblet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRIBLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of driblet in the English dictionary

The definition of driblet in the dictionary is a small quantity or amount, as of liquid.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRIBLET


boblet
ˈbɒblɪt
bulblet
ˈbʌlblɪt
cablet
ˈkeɪblɪt
doublet
ˈdʌblɪt
dribblet
ˈdrɪblɪt
fablet
ˈfæblɪt
gablet
ˈɡeɪblɪt
giblet
ˈdʒɪblɪt
goblet
ˈɡɒblɪt
tablet
ˈtæblɪt
triblet
ˈtrɪblɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRIBLET

drib
dribber
dribble
dribbler
dribblet
dribbling
dribbly
dribs and drabs
dried
dried fruit
dried out
dried-up
driegh
drier
dries
Driesch
driest
drift
drift anchor
drift ice

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRIBLET

ablet
ballet
blet
bomblet
bracelet
bullet
chalet
factory outlet
gilet
herblet
let
outlet
riblet
scarlet
sleeping tablet
sublet
toilet
violet
vitamin tablet
wallet

Synonyms and antonyms of driblet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DRIBLET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «driblet» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of driblet
bit · dash · drop · droplet · fragment · gobbet · morsel · piece · scrap · speck · sprinkling

Translation of «driblet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRIBLET

Find out the translation of driblet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of driblet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «driblet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

driblet
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

driblet
570 millions of speakers

English

driblet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

driblet
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

driblet
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Капля
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

driblet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামান্য পরিমাণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

driblet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Driblet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

driblet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

driblet
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

driblet
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Driblet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

driblet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

driblet
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठिबक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nebze
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gocciolina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

driblet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крапля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

driblet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

driblet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klein bietjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

driblet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

driblet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of driblet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRIBLET»

The term «driblet» is normally little used and occupies the 126.199 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRIBLET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «driblet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «driblet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about driblet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRIBLET»

Discover the use of driblet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to driblet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Works of William Shakspeare...: Collated Verbatim with ...
... my work begins to shorten : " There's thirteen lines got through, driblet by driblet. " 'Tis done. Count how you will, I warr'nt there's fourteen." Let those who might conceive this sonnet to be unpoetical, if compared with others by more eminent ...
William Shakespeare, 1816
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Al Mathnawi al-Nuriya:
driblet. K NOW , O FRIEND , that the arguments for Muhammad's Prophethood are uncountable. Scholars havedevotedmany volumesto this topic. Once I humbly offered some“rays”from this “Sun”in my treatise The Rays.I briefly explained ...
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, 2014
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Contributions to Geochemistry, 1949
TYPES OF MATERIAL AND FRAGMENTS DRIBLET Driblet is a term applied to fragments larger than lapilli and showing forms assumed while plastic at the time of detachment from the magma or when landing after flight (Wentworth and ...
Walter Wallace Brannock, 1953
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Notes on the Geology of Southwestern Idaho and Southeastern ...
Driblet cones and ' ' ovens. " — The extrusion of liquid or highly plastic lava from cracks or other openings in the crusts formed on lava, as in the craters of certain of the Hawaiian volcanoes, has been described by J. D. Dana,fl and the hollow ...
Israel Cook Russell, 1903
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Catalogue and Index of the Publications of the United States ...
which it came, a condition illustrated by the Martin lava stream and other similar outwellings of lava in mountainous regions described in Bulletin No. 199. Driblet cones and "ouens." — The extrusion of liquid or highly plastic lava from cracks or  ...
Philip Creveling Warman, 1903
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Panhandle
“That sore-footed driblet might not carry you out of camp.” Billy pointed to my new horse. “What the hell is a driblet?” “You know, a driblet.” There was the faint trace of a smirk at the corner of Billy's mouth. He was enjoying my ignorance of his ...
Brett Cogburn, 2012
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Bulletin
which it came, a condition illustrated by the Martin lava stream and other similar outwellings of lava in mountainous regions described in Bulletin No. 199. Driblet cones and "ovens." — The extrusion of liquid or highly plastic lava from cracks or  ...
8
Rooster: The Life and Times of the Real Rooster Cogburn, the ...
“No, I don't know what a driblet is. I think you're making it up.” Iwasn't about to be buffaloed. Billy walked a wide semicircle around my horse, making a big show of judging the quality of him. “Yep, that's what I thought. He fits the bill.” I waited for ...
Brett Cogburn, 2012
9
Prayer Book Parallels Vol 2
The real argument against the "driblet method" (by which is meant the concession of improvement only as is actually conquered inch by inch) lies in the what has been already said about the undesirability of frequent changes in widely used ...
Paul V. Marshall
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Aviary Slag: Stories
In the honest glimmer of this classless moment, you eat your candor with sauce, relishing driblet, driblet, driblet. Is it the sauce? The candor? Surely not the candor, because I have seen more candid by far, and I am only the working people's ...
Jacques Servin, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRIBLET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term driblet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Family dynamics can sure be a kick in the flumpen-meats
Just the thought of it made him leak a tiny mucoidal driblet of sorrow (he planned on seeing a physician about his mucoidal leakage problem, ... «The Age, Jun 15»
2
Gener8tor Strikes Up the UW Band to Send Off Latest Startup Class
—Gener8tor revealed the previously secret identity of one of its acquired portfolio companies: Driblet Labs. The water tech startup was founded ... «Xconomy, May 15»
3
How to Explore Idaho's Wild Caves
They are characterized by extrusion spires, driblet columns, lava lakes and multiple levels. Basalt flows on the Snake River Plain have many ... «Twin Falls Times-News, May 15»
4
'Outlander': Synopses For Season 1 Part 2 Episodes Of Hit Starz TV …
... Twitter - @Outlander_Starz) New teaser art for 'Outlander'. Here's a driblet to help you survive the final agonizing stretch of Droughtlander:. «Design & Trend, Mar 15»
5
Bombardier pins investor confidence on CS300 as jet finally takes off
The single-aisle airliner took off at Mirabel, Que., under a clear sky and frigid -21 C temperature to a driblet of applause from a small group of ... «The Globe and Mail, Feb 15»
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Dwight D. Eisenhower's Meteoric Rise from “Obscure Lieutenant …
... “It will be a long time before major reinforcements can go to the Philippines, longer than the garrison can hold out with any driblet assistance, ... «War on the Rocks, Jan 15»
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Review: 'Sweetest Swing' takes a swipe at criticism
Dana, we learn, is actually a tremendously talented painter but one who crumbles in the face of one driblet of negative feedback. Freed from ... «Greenville News, Nov 14»
8
Dawn Journal: Ion thrusting (or not)
It took another 12 hours of reconfiguring the spacecraft and watching the driblet of data before they could confirm around noon on Sunday that ... «The Planetary Society, Nov 14»
9
Adam Levine Says Being Married 'Makes You Feel Like A Man Or …
... in July, said in an interview with Ryan Seacrest Friday morning that getting married has sent a fresh driblet of manhood trickling into his gut. «Design & Trend, Sep 14»
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Want Gigabit Internet? A fistful of cities can now give it to you
He then also lists the driblet of Kansas City, MO and Provo, UT as being live. Austin, TX is about to launch Google Fiber, he says. A delve into ... «Network World, Aug 14»

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