adj
Meaning 1
very wet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dripping
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈdɹɪpɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: D R IH1 P IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The sound or action of something that drips.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
The use of a drip tip to drip e-liquid directly onto the atomizer of an e-cigarette.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of drip
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adverb
Meaning 6
extremely wet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- dripping wet
- soaking wet
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: soaking, sopping
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the constant sound of dripping irritated him
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sound
noun
Meaning 8
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drippage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flow, flowing
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: rasva — fat
- French: dégoulinade — fat
- French: ruissellement — fat
- Galician: pingo — fat
- German: Bratenfett — fat
- Greek: τσιγαρίδα (tsigarída) — fat
- Māori: hinu kau — fat
- Norman: graîsse dé boeuf — fat
- Portuguese: chorume — fat
- Spanish: chorreo — fat
- Vietnamese: ròng ròng — fat
- Welsh: diferion cig — fat
Real reading context