dip
verb (used with object)
to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid.
dipped
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past participleof dip.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dip.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dipverb (used with object)to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid.
Example Sentences
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Sure enough, when De Paula stepped into the batter’s box at Loan Depot Park, he wasn’t tempted to swing at the first-pitch curveball that dipped below the zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The audience erupted with screams even before the show began, as the band broadcast their music videos on the O2 Arena's big screens, and the noise barely dipped for the next three hours.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Yields on 10-year US Treasuries and Japanese government bonds of the same length both dipped.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Still, shares dipped more than 5% premarket after its guidance for the current quarter fell short of Wall Street expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Each time we three carried the pen back to be dipped in ink, she ran a hand down the arch of her aching back.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
