drip
verb (used without object)
to let drops fall; shed drops.
was dripping
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past progressiveof drip.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The room was uncooled and water was dripping down the walls from a leaky ceiling.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
“The place was dripping in vibes,” Lanois says of the theater, where he later cut Willie Nelson’s 1998 album “Teatro.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
“I woke up from the fact that water was dripping on me,” he said from his hospital bed.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
She had set the table and was dripping coffee at the hearth.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
By the time he’d finished, he was dripping with sweat from concentrating so hard.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
