to drip down
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1.4
- phrasal verb
- /drɪp daʊn/
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gotear (por)
- The melted candle wax began to drip down the side of the holder.
- sweat drips down
- blood drips down
- water drips down
I don't like water from the sink because it drips down my arms.
- I don't like water from the sink because it drips down my arms.
- He suddenly notices the perspiration dripping down this philosopher's forehead and nose.
- I just kept slamming her head into the brick wall until blood and brain matter was dripping down the brick down to the floor.
- Next thing I do is I put in my eye drops and I do that before my serum because I don't like it to drip down, but I like to have bright eyes.
- But what you want to do is press the cotton ball right above it so it kind of drips down.
- I lean in an l-shaped posture over the counter, flat back rump displayed to any passerby, blood dripping down the backs of my thighs.
Examples
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Her hands would shake so hard she had to clasp them, and sweat dripped down her back.
Fiction book (1990) -
You feel the blood dripping down.
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You see that golden stuff, dripping down there?
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And this, this is the blood that was dripping down from the other victims.
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Sweat is just dripping down my back.
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Though the air was cold, she felt sweat drip down her back.
Fiction book (1999) -
Wyatt would remember the water dripping down on the lenses of his father's glasses.
Fiction book (1992) -
Korben gets unsteadily to his feet; some blood drips down his face.
Fiction book (1997) -
After a few more minutes, alcohol is dripping down into one of the collectors like fine raindrops.
Fiction book (1995) -
The man on the bed gabbled, and strings of saliva dripped down his chin.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
70
3.4
To flow slowly in drops or a thin stream
31
2.5
To flow down a surface like water on a window
18
2.7
To pour a thin stream of liquid slowly over food
15
2.8
To let liquid or saliva fall in small drops
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense '(of a liquid) to fall or flow downward in small drops' is directly compositional from 'drip' (to let liquid fall dropwise) plus 'down' (indicating downward direction). This verb + directional particle pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The verb drip down gives a clear picture of small drops, a drip, falling from above and going down. That's why drip down means 'to fall or flow downward in small drops'.