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DRIBLET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)play

Example:

years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet

Synonyms:

drib; driblet; drop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("driblet" is a kind of...):

small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "driblet"):

tear; teardrop (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands)

raindrop (a drop of rain)

droplet (a tiny drop)

eye-drop; eyedrop (a drop from an eye dropper)

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