dripping

[ˈdɹɪpɪŋ]

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Dripping refers to liquid falling or flowing slowly from one place to another. This can happen with water, oil, or other substances.

When we use the word "dripping" in everyday conversation, it usually means that something wet is leaking or trickling out of a container or object. For example, if you're cooking and you leave the saucepan unattended, the water might start dripping onto the stove or the counter. If someone's hair gets too long, they might have to deal with their locks dripping with sweat after a workout. In both cases, "dripping" describes the slow flow of liquid that's happening.

How common is "dripping"?

Word dripping is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

verb

To fall one drop at a time.
Example: Listening to the tap next door drip all night drove me mad!
To leak slowly.
Example: Does the sink drip, or have I just spilt water over the floor?
To let fall in drops.
Example: After putting oil on the side of the salad, the chef should drip a little vinegar in the oil.
(usually with with) To have a superabundance of valuable things.
Example: The Old Hall simply drips with masterpieces of the Flemish painters.
(of the weather) To rain lightly.
Example: The weather isn't so bad. I mean, it's dripping, but you're not going to get so wet.
To be wet, to be soaked.
To whine or complain consistently; to grumble.

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noun

Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
The sound or action of something that drips.
Example: Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof.
The use of a drip tip to drip e-liquid directly onto the atomizer of an e-cigarette.

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