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    DRIBLET

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     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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