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You can also hinder layers if your otherwise clean-cut edges are sealed shut with excess egg wash that has dripped down the sides of your pastry, according to Lauren Chattman in “The Baking Answer Book.”

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2019

For years, they have put up with an unwanted guest that has dripped water on their heads and sheltered rats and other vermin.

From New York Times • May 2, 2017

Transfer the kebab to the rack and roast, turning it every 10 minutes, for 30 minutes, until the vegetables are browned and almost tender, and much of the cheese has dripped out.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2016

A few times every week, I'll see that my 34-year-old husband has dripped a bit in front of the toilet.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2016

They go on awhile longer, until they’ve both apologized, and for a while, we talk among the night that has dripped upon us with silence.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak