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to drip

162 1.0

To let liquid fall in small drops

verb
/drɪp/

: gotear

Her ice cream began to drip down her hand in the heat.
water drips
a dripping faucet
drips slowly

This stuff will leak and drip and leak and drip.

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Examples

Your ceiling is dripping again.

Elemental (2023)
I'm literally dripping sweat down my nose.
And then you slowly drip into C here.
Let it drip to prevent infection.

Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven (2011)
I can hear water dripping.

Livescreamers (2023)
The moisture then runs through the fabric and drips out the bottom edge.

Academic text (1998)
You've got something dripping off the side of your lip there.

Wolf Creek (2005)
Suzie moved the bed from under the rain dripping through the hole in the ceiling.

Fiction book (1990)
The goat-boy and Leon dragged themselves, dripping, onto the rocks to warm in the sun.

Fiction book (1990)
A steady trickle of rain drips from leaves onto the nose of the sleeping Saracen.

Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

to dribble

vsto drip

29 2.8

To let liquid or saliva fall in small drops

describes falling drops generally rather than bodily fluids specifically

to drizzle

vsto drip

21 2.7

To pour a thin stream of liquid slowly over food

is about single drops falling rather than slow pouring or streaming

to drip down

vsto drip

15 1.4

Liquid falls in small drops down a surface

is the same falling action but not limited to downward movement

to spit

vsto drip

1 2.6

To rain in small light drops

means small drops in many contexts, not only light rain

Antonyms

to pour

788 1.0

To make liquid flow in a steady stream from a container

Phrasal Verbs

to drip down

15 1.4

Liquid falls in small drops down a surface

to drip feed

1 4.9

To give news or information slowly in small amounts to influence what people think

to drip-feed

1 6.1

To give information or supplies slowly in small amounts over time

to drip-dry

1 3.5

To hang clothes up so they dry without using heat

Compounds

drip pan

1 3.0

A shallow pan placed under a machine like a fridge to catch dripping liquid

drip coffee

1 2.5

Coffee made by pouring hot water through a paper filter with ground coffee

drip-dry

1 3.7

Able to dry when hung up after washing without needing ironing

intravenous drip

Specialized

1 4.1

A thin tube that gives fluids or medicine slowly into a vein

postnasal drip

1 3.6

Mucus from the nose that runs down the back of the throat and causes coughing or throat irritation

drip painting

1 7.2

A style of abstract art in which artists drip or pour paint onto a canvas

drip feed

Specialized

1 4.6

A way of giving liquid into a vein one drop at a time

drip pot

1 3.5

A coffee pot that makes coffee by letting hot water slowly pass through ground coffee

drip mold

Specialized

1 7.3

A small ledge above a window or doorway that directs rain away from the wall

drip culture

Specialized

6.2

A way of growing plants where water with nutrients slowly drips onto their roots

drip culture

Slang

8.5

A style that shows expensive, trendy clothes as a sign of wealth

drip loop

Specialized

6.7

A downward loop in a cable that stops water from running into a building

drip mat

3.7

A small mat placed under a glass to protect a table or counter from water

How Fast

to gush

27 3.2

stream

261 1.0

to pour

788 1.0

to drip

162 1.0

to trickle

81 3.4

to seep

74 2.7

Surface Forms

drip infinitive

dripped past

dripped past participle

dripping present participle

drips third person singular

Etymology

Drip as a verb comes from the same old sound-word as the noun drop, so to drip is to let liquid 'fall in small drops' or for liquid to do that itself.