drip
verb (used without object)
to let drops fall; shed drops.
were 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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And beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
Dunn told Undark that she found mushy specimens sitting in brown ethanol, some with stoppers so eroded that they were dripping a waxy substance onto the contents of the vial.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2023
But it isn’t reminiscent of the Super Bowl teams that were dripping with world-beaters.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
We gave ’em a chance to pretend that their phony hearts were dripping with the milk of human kindness.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 4, 2019
And when he stepped out of the saucer, his paws were damp and his whiskers were dripping and his stomach was full.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
