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druppelen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dribble verb In sports such as football or basketball, to move the ball forward by repeatedly bouncing or tapping it.
  • drip verb To fall in individual drops.
  • drizzle noun Very light rain made up of fine, closely spaced droplets.
  • filter noun A device or material that removes unwanted particles, substances, or signals from something passing through it.
  • trickle noun A thin, slow flow of liquid, or the small amount that flows this way.

Senses

druppelen is used for these senses in English:

  • drip (intransitive) To fall one drop at a time.
  • drizzle (cooking, transitive) To pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking.
  • filter (intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.
  • trickle (intransitive) to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.

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.

drip — full definition

  1. verb To fall in individual drops.
  2. verb To leak or release liquid slowly.
  3. noun A single drop of liquid falling, or a device that slowly releases fluid, such as an intravenous drip.
  4. noun (informal) Stylish, fashionable clothing or overall style.

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