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
One was a hot sauce bottle and the second was the word “Sauce” in all caps that had diamonds set to look like they were dripping from the letters.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
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
The sap was coming so fast that before they got the buckets on the spiles were dripping.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
