Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for "dripping"
  • present participle of drip.
Search instead for drippily.
Definitions

dripping

[drip-ing] / ˈdrɪp ɪŋ /
















Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

“Artists come here from all over the world to be part of it, and there’s so much music dripping out of the honeycomb of this town that I’m in it. I’m in it neck-deep.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

In her “wife school” series, Clark interviewed her new sister-in-law, Katie Voetberg, a prairie dress-clad podcast host and mother of six, about how to avoid being a “nagging wife” and a “constant dripping faucet.”

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

“You’re dripping down the initial lobby, then you’re going up the elevator, you’re dripping through the reception area of this office. There’s just a lot going on, and why?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

For David Harbour, it was the messages pouring in from friends — not the usual “great job!” an actor receives when a program is airing, but long blocks of text, paragraphs dripping with emotion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

We both stare at the water dripping from the walls of the open garage.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

The drippings, on that first night, don’t go to waste: they’re coaxed into something worthy of the occasion, slicked over potatoes or spooned onto rice, greener and more herb-laced than you might expect.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

Pour 1 to 2 cups of water or broth into the bottom of the pan prior to roasting to introduce some humidity into the oven and increase the amount of drippings collected.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024

Make the jus: Carefully pour about 1/2 cup of the pan drippings into a medium saucepan set over low heat.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

Once the fish is cooked, the drippings are transformed into a delicious sauce enriched with butter and fresh dill.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2023

“Pm nearly eighty-seven,” said Millard with his mouth full of goose drippings, and as he spoke a half-chewed mass quavered in his invisible jaw for all to see.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs


Vocabulary lists containing dripping

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com