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driblet

DEFINITIONS OF: driblet

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n a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

“"years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling”
Synonyms:
drib, drop
Types:
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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
Type of:
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
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