dripping

[drip-ing]

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.

dripping

/ ˈdrɪpɪŋ /

noun

1. the fat exuded by roasting meat

2. (often plural) liquid that falls in drops

adverb

1. (intensifier)

   dripping wet

Word History and Origins

Origin of dripping¹

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

Example Sentences

The couple were faced with setbacks while building the home with rain water dripping through tarpaulin covering the structure that resulted in warping of the boards.

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"You get sweaty, you see your colleague dripping in sweat, I don't think people really worry about that."

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“They are showing that hell that is Portland,” he said, his voice dripping with irony.

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And when they hear of complaints that this is not the paradise travellers signed up for, some point out that such comments are dripping with irony.

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"When we win, it's not the system. When we lose, it's the system. I understand that," he said, the sarcasm dripping off his tongue.

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