dripping

American  

[drip-ing] / ˈdrɪp ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of something that drips.

2. Often drippings.

   1. the liquid that drips.

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

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dripping British  

/ ˈdrɪpɪŋ /

noun

1. the fat exuded by roasting meat

2. (often plural) liquid that falls in drops

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adverb

1. (intensifier)

   dripping wet

Etymology

Origin of dripping

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; drip, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

There, illuminated by the small flames above the dripping wax, we cooked, talked and piled blankets to stay warm.

From The Wall Street Journal

López declared of the bulging cholesterol bomb, typically dripping in hot sauce.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a community, an aesthetic, an era and a movement, dripping with the kind of waviness that demands your attention.

From Los Angeles Times

Unusually for a doc, Peck marshals an unforgettable vocal performance — from British actor Damian Lewis, who narrates the movie as Orwell, his every line dripping with contempt for authoritarianism.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s leaning back—hands on hips—looking disgustedly up at the dripping streak of ketchup across the cafeteria’s tiled ceiling.

From Literature

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• soggy
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