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dripping

[ drip-ing ]

noun

  1. the act of something that drips.
  2. Often drippings.
    1. the liquid that drips.
    2. fat and juices exuded from meat in cooking, used for basting, for making gravy, or as a cooking fat.


dripping

/ ˈdrɪpɪŋ /

noun

  1. the fat exuded by roasting meat
  2. often plural liquid that falls in drops


adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    dripping wet

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dripping1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; drip, -ing 1

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Example Sentences

Storey said Wright often returned applications “dripping in red pen.”

One industry executive complained that Wright returned unapproved applications “dripping in red pen.”

Yeonmi gathered clothes from the trash, while her parents collected water from a dripping tap.

It’s arguably the best film of the ‘90s—a postmodern pop culture smorgasbord awash in nihilism and dripping with retro cool.

By then, dripping with fevered sweat, she would have been inarguably contagious.

His neck was torn open, bitten right through to the windpipe, the blood still dripping from it into a dark pool on the carpet.

Piegan was already mounted, watching us whimsically from under the dripping brim of his hat.

She closed the stove door with a bang, and approaching, assisted in removing Edna's dripping mackintosh.

The wind and rain had ceased, but the dripping of the branches still kept up an excellent imitation of a downpour.

And she recommended great care in dripping the coffee and having the omelet done to a proper turn.

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