droplet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of droplet
Explanation
A tiny bit of dripping liquid is a droplet. It's so relaxing to take a slow walk in the misty rain, listening to water droplets fall on your umbrella. A droplet is a smaller version of a drop, which you can tell from the diminutive suffix -let, "smaller" (think booklet and piglet). If you're perspiring lightly on a hot day, you'll have droplets of sweat on your forehead, and if you accidentally turn on the spray attachment in the kitchen sink, you should dry those water droplets on the counter. Don't worry too much, though — the main thing to know about droplets is that they're tiny.
Vocabulary lists containing droplet
Example Sentences
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One of the activists named Droplet is now considering vacating the tree in the next few days.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023
“Cutting this tree would be a grave abdication of our duty to care for our other living organisms,” said Droplet, the person suspended in a hammock in the Wedgwood cedar.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023
Similar to Droplet, each bottle costs nearly $7.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022
Droplet sells a three-can sampler of its sparkling adaptogen drinks, Pretty Balanced, Pretty Happy and Pretty Bright, for $20.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022
Black Droplet: For when you want to informally poll your neighbors about whether they think acid rain is to blame for your struggling garden.
From Time • Jun. 16, 2014
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