dripping

[ drip-ing ]
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noun
  1. the act of something that drips.

  2. Often drippings.

    • the liquid that drips.

    • fat and juices exuded from meat in cooking, used for basting, for making gravy, or as a cooking fat.

Origin of dripping

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at drip, -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for dripping

dripping

/ (ˈdrɪpɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the fat exuded by roasting meat

  2. (often plural) liquid that falls in drops

adverb
  1. (intensifier): dripping wet

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