noun
- Small amounts or drops of liquid; tiny portions or quantities.
Usage: Usually plural; informal
Examples
- The faucet leaked dribblets of water throughout the night.
- She received the inheritance in dribblets over several years rather than as a lump sum.
- The artist applied paint in dribblets to create texture on the canvas.
- After the storm, only dribblets of rain fell from the clouds.
- The company paid its debts in dribblets, frustrating its creditors.
- He poured dribblets of honey into his tea.