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Meaning of 'driblet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Driblet [ n.]
- A small piece or part; a small sum; a small quantity of money in making up a sum; as, the money was paid in dribblets.

Meaning of 'driblet' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . driblet [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
Example in sentence:
  • a drop of each sample was analyzed;
  • he had a drop too much to drink;
  • there is not a drop of pity in that man;
  • years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet

Nearby Words:

drib dribbed dribber dribbing dribble dribbled dribbler dribblet drie dried

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