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drips

  • plural of drip.
  • present tense form of drip (3rd person singular).

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Drips are indulged, or even encouraged, and rings of painted dots often trace the circumferences of larger orbs.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2022

Drips and smears from a brush take longer to dry, which means they are easier to scrape or wipe off at first.

From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2022

Drips of opened drinks, drops of jam, crumbs from a poorly-wrapped pastry, they love to linger.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2021

Drips of paint could be seen on the face and back of the stone, the same color as the weathered paint on the house.

From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2014

Drips spilled from Lizzie to the floor—the only other sound in the room.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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