drip
verb (used without object)
to let drops fall; shed drops.
have been dripping
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present perfect progressiveof drip.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Pressed on Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy's accusations that some Labour briefings have been "dripping with misogyny", Sir Keir said: "In terms of misogyny she's absolutely right, it's right across politics, it has been for decades."
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
They are 4-6, have been dripping with injuries and entered the game as a 200-to-1 bet to win the Super Bowl.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
"I felt this cool sensation, sort of, crawling up my shirt," he said, thinking he may not have closed the bottle properly and water might have been dripping down his shirt.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2023
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told Geno’s Steaks owner Geno Vento he’s had cheesesteaks with Cheez Whiz in Philadelphia before and would have been dripping the orange goo if he ordered his the usual way.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 29, 2015
The spurs of the Austrian staff officers on duty in Trent, as Major Rupert Hughes once remarked of the American staff officers on duty in Washington, must have been dripping with furniture polish.
From The New Frontiers of Freedom from the Alps to the Ægean by E. Alexander (Edward Alexander) Powell
