different between incontinence vs dribbling

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French incontinence, from Latin incontinentia.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?k?nt?n?ns/

Noun

incontinence (countable and uncountable, plural incontinences)

1. (dated) Lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 119:

     Allworthy was sufficiently offended by this transgression of Jones; for notwithstanding the assertions of Mr Western, it is certain this worthy man had never indulged himself in any loose pleasures with women, and greatly condemned the vice of incontinence in others.

2. (urology) The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).

Synonyms

• (lack of self-restraint): acrasia, incontinency

Antonyms

• continence

Derived terms

• incontinence diaper
• incontinence pad
• stress incontinence

Related terms

Translations

References

• incontinence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “incontinence”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Verb

dribbling

1. present participle of dribble

Noun

dribbling (plural dribblings)

1. An amount of liquid that is dribbled.
   • 1850, The Journal of the Horticultural Society of London

     In dry weather, when plants are drawn out of the seed bed, and planted with a common dibber, receiving daily dribblings of water, many will perish, and all are materially injured.

   • 1866, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command

     From the mouth you early observe a dribbling of saliva of a sticky nature and mixed with air, and of a disagreeable fetor […]

Spanish

Noun

dribbling m (uncountable)

1. (sports) dribbling