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Definition of drip verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

drip

verb
 
/drɪp/
 
/drɪp/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they drip
 
/drɪp/
 
/drɪp/
he / she / it drips
 
/drɪps/
 
/drɪps/
past simple dripped
 
/drɪpt/
 
/drɪpt/
past participle dripped
 
/drɪpt/
 
/drɪpt/
-ing form dripping
 
/ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
 
/ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of liquid) to fall in small drops
    • She was hot and sweat dripped into her eyes.
    • Water was dripping down the walls.
    • The rain came down and dripped off the edges of the car.
  2. [intransitive, transitive] to produce or let fall drops of liquid
    • The tap was dripping.
    • + adv./prep. Her hair dripped down her back.
    • drip with something His hands were dripping with blood.
    • Her face was dripping with sweat.
    • drip something (+adv./prep.) Be careful, you're dripping paint everywhere!
  3. [intransitive, transitive] to contain or hold a lot of something
    • drip with something The trees were dripping with fruit.
    • drip something His voice dripped sarcasm.
  4. Word OriginOld English dryppan, drȳpen, of Germanic origin; related to Danish dryppe, also to drop.
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