Contact and joining

Synonyms for dribble

Two senses of dribble live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineContact and joining

let or cause to fall in drops

Dribble oil into the mixture.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

drop

Same sentence, swapped: Drop oil into the mixture.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for dribble as it is used in the sentence above.

drivel
carry
transfuse

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineMovement

run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

Reports began to dribble in.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

filter

Same sentence, swapped: Reports began to filter in.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for dribble as it is used in the sentence above.

drivel
carry
swirl

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Closest first: other contact and joining words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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