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DRIBLET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
Example:
years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet
Synonyms:
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)