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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dribble, dribblingnoun

    the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks

Wikipedia

  1. Dribbling

    In sports, dribbling is maneuvering a ball by one player while moving in a given direction, avoiding defenders' attempts to intercept the ball. A successful dribble will bring the ball past defenders legally and create opportunities to score.

ChatGPT

  1. dribbling

    Dribbling is a basic skill in sports where an individual controls and manipulates the ball or puck by repeatedly tapping or pushing it in a specific direction. This skill is predominantly used in sports such as football, basketball, hockey, netball, and rugby. The purpose of dribbling is to advance the ball or puck while preventing the opposing team player from intercepting it.

Wikidata

  1. Dribbling

    In sports, dribbling refers to the maneuvering of a ball around a defender through short skillful taps or kicks with either the legs, hands, stick or swimming strokes. The purpose of such an action is to bring the ball past a defender legally and to create opportunities to score.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Dribbling in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Dribbling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Dribbling in a Sentence

  1. Sue Hendrickson:

    Anybody who had any idea what a fossil versus a rock (looked like) would have seen it, there (were) a lot of broken bones dribbling down (and) about 8 feet up the side of the cliff, there were three articulated vertebrae and a couple of other pieces of bone sticking out.

  2. Dave Joerger:

    We turned the ball over way too much in the third quarter, just simple passing, dribbling and catching issues.

  3. Matt Brabants:

    For us it's about trying to find out how to create more fans of basketball. ... we want to figure out how to get more kids dribbling a basketball, the opportunity is immense and we are just scratching the surface.

  4. Robin Green:

    You think a man is a man cause he wears team colors and guzzles beer in front of the tube Can't you see, boys, the sands of time are dribbling through the hourglass

  5. Mark Wunderlich:

    On the dribble, we always talk about dribbling you can take two legal steps to the basket, right? No one ever thought about on the gather after you dribble you can take two legal steps backwards.

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