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noro — 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.
  • drill verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
  • rill noun A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
  • rivulet noun A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.
  • stream noun A small natural flow of water, smaller than a river.
  • trickle noun A thin, slow flow of liquid, or the small amount that flows this way.

Senses

noro is used for these senses in English:

  • dribble (countable) A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
  • drill (obsolete) A small trickling stream; a rill.
  • rill A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
  • rivulet A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.
  • stream A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
  • trickle A very thin flow; the sound of such a flow.

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.

drill — full definition

  1. verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
  2. verb To practise something repeatedly, often in a military or training context, until it becomes automatic.
  3. noun A tool or machine used for boring holes.
  4. noun A repeated practice exercise designed to build a skill or prepare for an emergency.
  5. noun A dark, gritty style of trap music known for aggressive, often violent lyrics.

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