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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dripping¹

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

Example Sentences

I like my cranberry sauce on the thicker side; no one wants to risk dripping bright red juice on their holiday sweater.

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Instead, the shiny new Perth Stadium has turned out to be just the same as the Waca - dripping in English disappointment.

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She felt something dripping from her nose — then saw blood on the long sleeves of her shirt.

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The blade turns midair so it flies into my hand hilt first— dripping with warm green saliva.

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Perhaps she had come to prevent her unhappy customer from dripping hot salty tears on the books.

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