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druppel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bead noun A small, often round piece of glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through it, used for jewellery or decoration.
  • dribble verb In sports such as football or basketball, to move the ball forward by repeatedly bouncing or tapping it.
  • drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
  • noggin noun A small mug, cup or ladle; the contents of such a container.

Senses

druppel is used for these senses in English:

  • bead A small drop of water or other liquid. [from 16thc.]
  • dribble (countable) A small amount of a liquid.
  • drop (also, figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
  • noggin (dated, outside, dialects) A small measure of spirits equivalent to a gill.

bead — full definition

  1. noun A small, often round piece of glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through it, used for jewellery or decoration.
  2. noun A small drop of liquid, such as sweat or condensation.
  3. noun One of the small balls on a rosary, used for counting prayers.

dribble — full definition

  1. verb In sports such as football or basketball, to move the ball forward by repeatedly bouncing or tapping it.
  2. verb To let saliva or liquid drip slowly from the mouth or from a container.
  3. noun A small trickle of liquid, or an act of dribbling a ball.

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