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drip

[drip] / drɪp /


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"They were really spooky, all you could hear was drip, drip, drip. There were no lights."

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Prominent tech bull Cathie Wood took the opportunity to buy the drip.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Dylan’s drip isn’t the only thing putting him into the viral bloodstream of the internet.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Images of the fashion scion’s arrest in handcuffs and the steady drip of leaks from the police investigation have led to “a kind of unbearable premature social condemnation,” his lawyers said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

The spit caught Laura on the cheek, and began to drip down toward her ear.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

Rain drips down the plane windows; I complete the “Ask and Trust” deck, which opens with a Dr. Becky video.

From Slate May 10, 2026

In line for the merch booth, sweat drips down our backs.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

Longevity influencer Gary Brecka, who’d recently had Kennedy over to get intravenous drips and use Brecka’s hyperbaric chamber, was present, along with the “medfluencers” Dr. Will Cole and Dr. Paul Saladino.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

I saw it first hand—the news and opinion website I’d been editing seized up as our writers, who had been leaving in drips for some time, suddenly rushed for the exits.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

Sweat drips from their forehead and stings their eyes.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

The clubhouse had a paint-chipped exterior and was even worse inside, where unused kitchen appliances dripped ooze.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Numbing spray dripped onto the back of my tongue, its bitter flavor making me want to gag.

From Slate Apr. 18, 2026

That deficit quickly dripped away and Feller was a picture of shock as he realised he had won after his Swiss rival streaked through the finish line in second.

From Barron's Jan. 25, 2026

Whatever was dripped into his ear, it worked.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2025

She watched as sticky egg yolk dripped down her sleeve.

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene

Back to the town the swaying torches reeked, Within the green-striped tent the lights expired, The dew dript from the canvas where it leaked.

From King Cole by Masefield, John

The night air was raw with the chill of thawing snow, and carried no sound but the soft tinkle of the sap as it dript swiftly into the birchen cups.

From The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories by Bull, Charles Livingston

"Subconsciously, I didn't want to have natto just dripping from my beard," he said, laughing.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Instead, the organization leveraged sky-high demand and the wealthy U.S. market via dynamic pricing, while dripping tickets into the market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

Network Rail has called the Victorian tunnel one of the most hostile environments on the UK rail network, where moisture, dripping saltwater and diesel soot accelerate wear on equipment.

From BBC May 22, 2026

If you’re lucky, not too much of the medicine will wind up dripping down your adorable creature’s chin.

From Slate May 17, 2026

I started to step into line beside him, water dripping from my hair, but he shook his head and looked back over his shoulder.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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