Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
💧 A small drop 👶 To drool 🏀 To move a ball
to drib

to drib

7.0
To move a ball forward with small controlled touches
  • verb
  • /drɪb/
translation icon : driblar
  • During the match, he skillfully dribbled the ball around the defenders before scoring.

Examples

  • She tried to drib past her opponent but lost control of the ball.

  • If you drib too slowly, the defenders will catch up to you.

  • He learned to drib the basketball quickly down the court during practice.

  • He dribbled the ball down the court.

  • Don't dribble too close to the defender!

  • To improve your game, practice how to drib the ball while keeping your head up.

  • When playing football, it's important to drib the ball quickly to avoid losing possession.

Synonyms

to dribble
vsto drib
27 2.3

To move a ball forward by touching it again and again, like in basketball

is used across different sports rather than to a single game's play
to dribble the soccer ball
vsto drib
2.8

To move the ball along the ground using short touches with your feet

is broader and not limited to ground play with the feet
to dribble the basketball
vsto drib
2.5

Bounce the basketball on the floor while moving to keep control

is general to many sports rather than tied to that hand game

How Skillful

to weave
43 2.8
to drib
7.0

Surface Forms

drib infinitive
dribbed past
dribbed past participle
dribbing present participle
dribs third person singular

Etymology

Drib in sport comes from dribble, which also came to mean 'to move little by little', so to drib the ball is to move it forward with many small touches, as if pushing it 'drop by drop'.