Drool vs. Dribble — What's the Difference?

To let saliva run from the mouth; drivel.

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

(Informal) To make an extravagant show of appreciation or desire.

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

(Informal) To talk nonsense.

A thin stream of liquid; a trickle

To let run from the mouth.

(in soccer, hockey, and basketball) an act of taking the ball forward with repeated slight touches or bounces

Saliva.

To flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream; trickle

(Informal) Senseless talk; drivel.

To let saliva drip from the mouth; drool.

(ambitransitive) To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.

To move a ball or puck by repeated light bounces or kicks, as in basketball or soccer.

(ambitransitive) To secrete any substance in a similar way.

To advance by dribbling

To react to something with uncontrollable desire.

To let flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream.

To talk nonsense; drivel.

To move (a ball or puck) by dribbling.

Saliva trickling from the mouth.

To hit (a baseball, for example) so that it bounces slowly and low to the ground.

(colloquial) Stupid talk.

A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.

To drivel, or drop saliva; as, the child drools.

A small quantity; a bit.

Pretentious or silly talk or writing

(Sports) The act of dribbling a ball.

Saliva spilling from the mouth

(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.

Be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something;

To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.

Let saliva drivel from the mouth;

To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle.

(transitive) To let something fall in drips.

(dated) To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.

To perform a card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.

(uncountable) Drool; saliva.

(countable) A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.

(countable) A small amount of a liquid.

The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it.

(countable) A card flourish in which the cards fall smoothly from one's hand.

To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves.

To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.

To fall weakly and slowly.

In basketball, football and similar games, to dribble{2} the ball.

To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.

To let fall in drops.

In basketball and various other games, to propel (the ball) by successive slight hits or kicks so as to keep it always in control.

A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops.

An act of dribbling{2} a ball.

Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid;

Saliva spilling from the mouth

The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks

Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream;

Let or cause to fall in drops;

Propel,

Let saliva drivel from the mouth;