dripping

/ˈdɹɪpɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To fall one drop at a time.

    Listening to the tap next door drip all night drove me mad!
  2. 2

    To leak slowly.

    Does the sink drip, or have I just spilt water over the floor?
  3. 3

    To let fall in drops.

    After putting oil on the side of the salad, the chef should drip a little vinegar in the oil.
  4. 4

    (usually with with) To have a superabundance of valuable things.

    The Old Hall simply drips with masterpieces of the Flemish painters.
  5. 5

    (of the weather) To rain lightly.

    The weather isn't so bad. I mean, it's dripping, but you're not going to get so wet.
  6. 6

    To be wet, to be soaked.

  7. 7

    To whine or complain consistently; to grumble.

noun

  1. 1

    Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.

  2. 2

    The sound or action of something that drips.

    Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof.
  3. 3

    The use of a drip tip to drip e-liquid directly onto the atomizer of an e-cigarette.

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