drip
Plural: drips
Noun
- flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
- "there's a drip through the roof"
- the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
- "the constant sound of dripping irritated him"
- (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
- A drop of a liquid.
- A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping.
- An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.
- A limp, ineffectual, or uninteresting person.
- That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member, which projects beyond the rest, and has a section designed to throw off rainwater.
- Style; swagger; fashionable and/or expensive clothing.
- Alternative letter-case form of DRIP (“dividend reinvestment plan”)
Verb
Verb Forms: dripped, dript, dripping, drips
- To fall or let fall in drops.
- fall in drops
- "Water is dripping from the faucet"
- let or cause to fall in drops
- To fall one drop at a time.
- To leak slowly.
- To let fall in drops.
- To have a superabundance of (something).
- To rain lightly; to drizzle.
- To be wet, to be soaked.
- To whine or complain consistently; to grumble.
- Be impressive or attractive.
Examples
- After putting oil on the side of the salad, the chef should drip a little vinegar in the oil.
- Does the sink drip, or have I just spilt water over the floor?
- He couldn't even summon up the courage to ask her name... what a drip!
- He's not doing so well. The doctors have put him on a drip.
- His confidence began to drip away as his opponent scored multiple bingos.
- His drip is looking fine, especially the Supreme t-shirt.
- I need a bucket to catch the drips.
- I put a drip of vanilla extract in my hot cocoa.
- Listening to the tap next door drip all night drove me mad!
- My broken pen dripped ink onto the table.
- The duchess was dripping with jewels.
- The Old Hall simply drips with masterpieces of the Flemish painters.
- The weather isn't so bad. I mean, it's dripping, but you're not going to get so wet.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English drippen, druppen, from Old English drypan, from Proto-Germanic *drupjaną (“to fall in drops, drip”), from Proto-Germanic *drupô (“drop”). Akin to West Frisian drippe (“to drip”),
Dutch druipen, druppelen (“to drip”), German Low German drüppen (“to drip”), German tropfen, tröpfeln (“to drip”), Norwegian Bokmål dryppe, Norwegian Nynorsk drypa (“to drip”).
Scrabble Score: 7
drip: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddrip: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
drip: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary