Dribbled

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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