DRIB - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
Example: he had a drop too much to drink; a drop of each sample was analyzed; there is not a drop of pity in that man; years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "drib" comes from Proto-Germanic *drepaną. It started in Old English drepan. Then it appeared in Middle English drepen.
🔗 Related Words
drib – A related word in the same word family.
drub – A related word in the same word family.
drip – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
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