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

If a toaster oven model is on the larger side and capable of cooking modes like broiling or roasting, you might consider whether it includes a dedicated high-temperature pan or a pan insert for drippings.

From Popular-Science

A dripping tap is filling it up, one drop the first minute, two drops the second, four drops the third.

From Washington Post

The data floats around a blacked-out space in the shape of a woman with a split mouth dripping blood.

From MIT Technology Review

If there is dripping water on the mirror, window or walls when showers end, the humidity is too high and could be at least part of the reason for the paint problem.

From Washington Post

Add the drippings and, if need be, a few tablespoons of hot water or chicken stock.

From Washington Post

Storey said Wright often returned applications “dripping in red pen.”

From The Daily Beast

One industry executive complained that Wright returned unapproved applications “dripping in red pen.”

From The Daily Beast

Yeonmi gathered clothes from the trash, while her parents collected water from a dripping tap.

From The Daily Beast

It’s arguably the best film of the ‘90s—a postmodern pop culture smorgasbord awash in nihilism and dripping with retro cool.

From The Daily Beast

By then, dripping with fevered sweat, she would have been inarguably contagious.

From The Daily Beast

His neck was torn open, bitten right through to the windpipe, the blood still dripping from it into a dark pool on the carpet.

From Project Gutenberg

Piegan was already mounted, watching us whimsically from under the dripping brim of his hat.

From Project Gutenberg

She closed the stove door with a bang, and approaching, assisted in removing Edna's dripping mackintosh.

From Project Gutenberg

The wind and rain had ceased, but the dripping of the branches still kept up an excellent imitation of a downpour.

From Project Gutenberg

And she recommended great care in dripping the coffee and having the omelet done to a proper turn.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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