driblet

noun

ˈdrib-lət How to pronounce driblet (audio)
Definition of dribletnext
1
as in splash
a very small amount money doled out in driblets to the workers

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2
as in bead
the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass rain leaked through the roof in solitary driblets here and there

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  1. splash
  2. bead
  3. shred
  4. glob
  5. glimmer
  6. drip
  7. sprinkling
  8. droplet
Noun
  • The Padres had already been a team seen as having a shot at Sasaki’s services, and not just because of the team’s recent history of handing out major contracts and making big splashes.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The New York Yankees made a huge splash in free agency by signing pitcher Max Fried to a $218 million contract in December.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of splash
Noun
  • Her design features a striking palette of bold pinks, deep reds, chartreuses and lush greens, each bead meticulously hand-sewn to create a visual symphony that captures both the vibrancy of New Orleans and the dignity of Black Masking culture.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Concerts are held on select nights during that period, following the park’s nightly Mardi Gras Parade, which will feature six new floats this year as well as the traditional bead tossing.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of bead
Noun
  • The case against him was built on eyewitness identification; not a shred of physical or forensic evidence linked him to the scene.
    Dan Slepian, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Witness, without a shred of judgment, your thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of shred
Noun
  • Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • At the end of the first song, a small red glob rained down from above.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of glob
Noun
  • May these new releases bring a glimmer of light among the darkness.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Art Graffiti, Through Grief and Discovery Clement Gelly There was the glimmer of possibility in stories of bolt cutters and train yards and spray cans—possibilities of disruption and liberation.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of glimmer
Noun
  • Espresso is simply a style of brewing coffee—just like using a drip coffee maker, steeping grounds for cold brew, or pressing coffee with a French press.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This doesn’t have to be a steady stream — a trickle or even a drip can help prevent your pipes from freezing.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of drip
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  • For example, municipal and fire prevention agencies must give property owners advance — and continual — warnings to clear dead vegetation and to wet dry brush within 10 feet of the house with periodic, prolonged sprinklings.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
  • It's got a sprinkling of influence of-without sounding too grandiose-Wes Anderson.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of sprinkling
Noun
  • The dark spots drew together and welled like a droplet of sweat, then ran down her wrist and fell to the carpet.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The most efficient ways to milk cows invariably send a plume of milk droplets into the air—and sanitizing equipment is cumbersome.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of droplet
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