dribble

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dribble/ˈdrɪbl/

▶verb

• 1 (of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream.

  ■ allow saliva to run from the mouth.

• 2 (in soccer and hockey) take (the ball) forward past opponents with slight touches of the feet or the stick, or (in basketball) by continuous bouncing.

▶noun

• 1 a thin stream of liquid.

  ■ saliva running from the mouth.

• 2 (in sport) an act of dribbling.

– derivatives
dribbler noun,
dribbly adjective.

– origin C16: frequentative of obs. drib, var. of drip.