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Dripping

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Noun

1. drippage, dripping

a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

2. drip, dripping

the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop

Example Sentences:
'the constant sound of dripping irritated him'

Adverb

3. dripping, soaking, sopping

extremely wet

Example Sentences:
'dripping wet'
'soaking wet'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dripping

see synonyms of dripping
noun
1. 
the fat exuded by roasting meat
2. (often plural)
liquid that falls in drops
adverb
3. 
(intensifier)
dripping wet

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Dripping

see synonyms of dripping
adverb
1. 
so as to drip; thoroughly
dripping wet
noun
2. 
a falling of liquid drop by drop
3.  [usually pl.]
anything that drips, esp. the fat and juices that drip from roasting meat

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dripping

see synonyms of dripping
n.
1. The act or sound of something falling in drops.
2. often drippings The fat and juices exuded from roasting meat, often used in making gravy.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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