dripping has definitions from the fields of chemistry,food
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[ 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"

Used in print

(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)

Finding the key under his shoe , he started the engine , and while it warmed_up he turned to her standing there in the dripping fog , and said , `` Defrost the refrigerator '' .

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"

Related terms

wet

3
[ adverb ] extremely

Synonyms

sopping soaking

Examples

"dripping wet," "soaking wet"

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"

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

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