Drabble
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɹæbəl/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Drabble is a verb meaning (transitive) To wet or dirty, especially by dragging through mud.
Meaning
(transitive) To wet or dirty, especially by dragging through mud.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To fish with a long line and rod.
- A short fictional story, typically in fan fiction, sometimes exactly 100 words long.
Example Sentences
to drabble for barbels
That which eſpecialleſt nouriſht the moſt prime pleaſure in me, was after a ſtorme when they were driuen inſwarmes, and lay close peſtred together as thicke as they could packe; the next day following, if it were faire, they would cloud the whole skie with canuas, by ſpreading their drabled ſailes in the full clue abroad a drying, and make a brauer ſhew with them, then ſo many banners and ſtreamers diſplayed againſt the Sunne on a mountaine top.
Word Forms
- drabbles
- drabbling
- drabbled
Synonyms for drabble
Depending on context, synonyms include flashfic, microfiction, spamfic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bedrabble, draggle, daggle, dabble, bedaggle, bedraggle.
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