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| 1. | [ adjective ] having liquid falling in drops | |
| Examples: | "in the dripping fog" "the scene where he is singing in the rain in dripping clothes" "there was little shelter under the dripping trees" |
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| Related terms: | wet | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or blood or tears | |
| Synonyms: | watery reeking | |
| Examples: | "wiped his reeking neck" |
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| Related terms: | wet | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] extremely | |
| Synonyms: | sopping soaking | |
| Examples: | "dripping wet," "soaking wet" |
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| 4. | [ noun ] a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house) | |
| Synonyms: | drippage | |
| Related terms: | flow | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop | |
| Synonyms: | drip | |
| Examples: | "the constant sound of dripping irritated him" |
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| Related terms: | sound | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) fat that exudes from meat and drips off while it is being roasted or fried | |
| Synonyms: | drippings | |
| Related terms: | edible_fat drip | |
| Similar spelling: |
drippings dropping droppings drooping drop_in droopingly drippiness driving drip_pan drubbing Drovin dry_pint |
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