Dripping
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat. countable, uncountable
"They were pleased because he was not above drinking a cup of tea with them, and when the dawn came and they were still waiting they offered him a slice of bread and dripping; he was not squeamish and could eat most things now with a good appetite."
- 2 the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop wordnet
- 3 The sound or action of something that drips. countable, uncountable
"Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof."
- 4 a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house) wordnet
- 5 The use of a drip tip to drip e-liquid directly onto the atomizer of an e-cigarette. countable, uncountable
"When dripping, it can be eaiser to flood your atomizer. I suggest to only add the amount of E-liquid that you plan on vaping at that particular moment."
- 1 present participle and gerund of drip form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 1 very wet.
"I am sure that the whole scene, with its dripping bamboo forest, every tree festooned with fern, orchid and creeper, filled him with disgust—all so different from the deserts and oases of his lost Bokhara."
- 1 extremely wet wordnet
Example
More examples"Sweat is dripping from his face."
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