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dripping

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdrɪpɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdrɪpɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(drip′ing)

From the verb drip: (⇒ conjugate)
dripping is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
drip•ping /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [countable] the act of something that drips.
  2. Often, drippings. [plural] fat and juice from meat in cooking, used for basting.

adj. 
  1. soaking:I came out of the shower dripping wet.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
drip•ping  (drip′ing),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of something that drips.
  2. Often, drippings. 
    • the liquid that drips.
    • Foodfat and juices exuded from meat in cooking, used for basting, for making gravy, or as a cooking fat.
  • 1400–50; late Middle English; see drip, -ing1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dripping /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/ n
  1. the fat exuded by roasting meat
  2. (often plural) liquid that falls in drops
 adv
  1. (intensifier): dripping wet
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
drip /drɪp/USA pronunciation   v., dripped, drip•ping, n. 
v. 
  1. to let drops fall:[no object]This faucet drips.
  2. to (cause to) fall in drops;
    dribble: [no object]The milk dripped out of the bottle and down her shirt.[~ + object]He dripped some water on her face.

n. 
  1. an act of dripping:[uncountable]the drip of the rain.
  2. liquid that drips:[uncountable]Wipe the drip of water from your nose.
  3. the sound made by falling drops:[countable* usually singular]the irritating drip of a faucet.
  4. Slang Termsa boring or colorless person:[countable]a blind date with a real drip.
  5. Medicine[uncountable] the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into the body, usually into a vein.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
drip  (drip),USA pronunciation v., dripped or dript, drip•ping, n. 
v.i. 
  1. to let drops fall;
    shed drops:This faucet drips.
  2. to fall in drops, as a liquid.

v.t. 
  1. to let fall in drops.

n. 
  1. an act of dripping.
  2. liquid that drips.
  3. the sound made by falling drops:the irritating drip of a faucet.
  4. Slang Termsan unattractive, boring, or colorless person.
  5. Building(in house painting) the accumulation of solidified drops of paint at the bottom of a painted surface.
  6. Building, Building, Architecture[Archit., Building Trades.]any device, as a molding, for shedding rain water to keep it from running down a wall, falling onto the sill of an opening, etc.
  7. Buildinga pipe for draining off condensed steam from a radiator, heat exchanger, etc.
  8. MedicineSee intravenous drip. 
  9. Slang Termsmaudlin sentimentality.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English dryppe, Old English dryppan; compare drop
    2. trickle, dribble, leak, sprinkle, drizzle.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
drip /drɪp/ vb (drips, dripping, dripped)
  1. to fall or let fall in drops
 n
  1. the formation and falling of drops of liquid
  2. the sound made by falling drops
  3. a projection at the front lower edge of a sill or cornice designed to throw water clear of the wall below
  4. informal an inane, insipid person
    • the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of a therapeutic solution, as of salt or sugar
    • the solution administered
    • the equipment used to administer a solution in this way
Etymology: Old English dryppan, from dropa drop
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