drib

[ drib ]

noun

1. a small or minute quantity; bit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drib¹

First recorded in 1720–30; back formation from driblet

Example Sentences

And it's not until more trickles of information started pouring out in dribs and drabs that I started to wonder, "What's the bigger story here, and what actually happened?"

From Salon

From there, the hacked emails were released by WikiLeaks in dribs and drabs.

From Los Angeles Times

India arrived in dribs and drabs for what could be the last World Cup of some of their megastars.

From BBC

They had all that time because our support for Ukraine was in dribs and drabs.

From Salon

But actually closing stores is a complicated process involving court approval and lease negotiations, among other things — which likely is one reason the closures are being announced “in dribs and drabs,” Saunders says.

From Seattle Times