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drippage

[ drip-ij ]
/ ˈdrɪp ɪdʒ /
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noun
a dripping, as of water from a faucet.
an amount formed by dripping: emptying the drippage from under the freezer.
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Origin of drippage

drip + -age

Words nearby drippage

drip-dry, drip-feed, drip grind, drip irrigation, dripless, drippage, drip painting, drip pan, dripping, dripping pan, drippy
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How to use drippage in a sentence

  • The dingy brick walls were streaked by the drippage from the leaky tin gutter that ran along the roof.

    The Narrow House|Evelyn Scott
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