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Dripping

/ˈdɹɪpɪŋ/

To fall one drop at a time.

📖 Definitions of "Dripping"

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."

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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