Usually means: Small, intermittent amounts or quantities.
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  1. dribs and drabs: Merriam-Webster
  2. dribs and drabs: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dribs and drabs: Collins English Dictionary
  4. dribs and drabs: Wiktionary
  5. dribs and drabs: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  6. dribs and drabs: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. dribs and drabs: Dictionary.com
  8. dribs and drabs: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. Dribs and drabs: World Wide Words
  10. dribs and drabs: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. dribs and drabs: Wordcraft Dictionary

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  1. dribs and drabs: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Definitions from Wiktionary (dribs and drabs)

▸ noun:  A series of negligible amounts.

Similar:
drips and drabs, driblet, drab, drop, dribblet, dribbling, drizzling, drip, dite, drib, more...

Opposite:
bulk, abundance, plenty, profusion

Phrases:
in dribs and drabs, more...

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Similar:
drips and drabs, driblet, drab, drop, dribblet, dribbling, drizzling, drip, dite, drib, more...

Opposite:
bulk, abundance, plenty, profusion

Phrases:
in dribs and drabs, more...



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