Meaning & use
Drib
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A small drop or trickle; a tiny or scanty amount, most often used in the phrase 'dribs and drabs.'
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Information about the merger came out in dribs and drabs over several weeks.
Only a drib of water remained at the bottom of the canteen.
A note on using this word
'Drib' is rarely used alone today; it survives chiefly in the fixed expression 'dribs and drabs,' meaning small, irregular amounts.
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