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• drip
  drip

  verb (used without object)

  to let drops fall; shed drops.
• DRIP
  DRIP

  abbreviation

  dividend reinvestment plan: a program under which investors opt to have their dividends automatically applied to the purchase of more shares in the company, increasing their investment while avoiding commission charges.

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Slang dictionary results for drip.

drip

¹ American  

[drip] / drɪp /

verb (used without object)

drips, present (3rd person singular) dripped, past participle, past dript, past participle, past dripping present participle

1. to let drops fall; shed drops.

   This faucet drips.

2. to fall in drops, as a liquid.

   Synonyms:

   drizzle, sprinkle, leak, dribble, trickle

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verb (used with object)

drips, present (3rd person singular) dripped, past participle, past dript, past participle, past dripping present participle

1. to let fall in drops.

noun

drips plural

1. an act of dripping.

2. liquid that drips.

3. the sound made by falling drops.

   the irritating drip of a faucet.

4. Slang. an unattractive, boring, or colorless person.

5. (in house painting) the accumulation of solidified drops of paint at the bottom of a painted surface.

6. Architecture, Building Trades. any device, as a molding, for shedding rainwater to keep it from running down a wall, falling onto the sill of an opening, etc.

7. a pipe for draining off condensed steam from a radiator, heat exchanger, etc.

8. Medicine/Medical. intravenous drip.

9. Slang. maudlin sentimentality.

DRIP ² American  

[dee-ahr-ahy-pee, drip] / ˈdiˈɑrˈaɪˈpi, drɪp /

abbreviation

Business, Finance.

1. dividend reinvestment plan: a program under which investors opt to have their dividends automatically applied to the purchase of more shares in the company, increasing their investment while avoiding commission charges.

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drip British  

/ drɪp /

verb

1. to fall or let fall in drops

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noun

1. the formation and falling of drops of liquid

2. the sound made by falling drops

3. architect a projection at the front lower edge of a sill or cornice designed to throw water clear of the wall below

4. informal an inane, insipid person

5. med

   1. the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of a therapeutic solution, as of salt or sugar

   2. the solution administered

   3. the equipment used to administer a solution in this way

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nondrip
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• drips
  plural

Participles

• dripping
  present
• dripped
  past
• dript
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• drip
  simple
• drips
  simple
• have dripped
  perfect
• have dript
  perfect
• has dripped
  perfect
• has dript
  perfect
• am dripping
  progressive
• are dripping
  progressive
• is dripping
  progressive
• have been dripping
  perfect progressive
• has been dripping
  perfect progressive

Past

• dripped
  simple
• dript
  simple
• had dripped
  perfect
• had dript
  perfect
• was dripping
  progressive
• were dripping
  progressive
• had been dripping
  perfect progressive

Future

• will drip
  simple
• will have dripped
  perfect
• will have dript
  perfect
• will be dripping
  progressive
• will have been dripping
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of drip¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English dryppe, Old English dryppan; cf. drop

Origin of DRIP²

First recorded in 1975–80

Explanation

When water flows slowly in tiny drops, it drips. The movement of water in this way is called a drip. Have you ever had a leaky faucet? Then you probably know a drip is water leaking out one drop at a time: drip drip drip. A broken faucet has a drip, and you can say the water is dripping. When it rains, it usually starts dripping before it rains harder. When you turn on the shower, it might start as drips. Once the water is flowing strongly and in a stream, it's not dripping anymore.

Example Sentences

Unlike a traditional offset smoker, a barrel allows rendered fat to drip directly onto the hot fire, creating that classic charcoal flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

They slice into the skin and hang receptacles to gather the drip of white sap.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

The fine for StubHub International, which operates in Europe, comes as the CMA investigated several firms as part review of online pricing practices, such as drip pricing, which was banned last year.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Prominent tech bull Cathie Wood took the opportunity to buy the drip.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

He throws a bucket on me, and we drip and cry while Helena dances because the war is over.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron