dripped; dripping
1
: to let fall in drops
a brush dripping paint
2
: to let out or seem to spill copiously
her voice dripping sarcasm
trees dripping Spanish moss
1
a
: to let fall drops of moisture or liquid
wet clothes dripping onto the floor
b
: to overflow with or as if with moisture
stories dripping with pop-culture references
toast dripping with butter
2
: to fall in or as if in drops
let the excess drip off
3
: to waft or pass gently
dripper
noun
plural drips
1
: a part of a cornice or other member that projects to throw off rainwater
also
: an overlapping metal strip or an underneath groove for the same purpose
2
a
: a falling in drops
a constant drip of water from the leaky faucet
b
: liquid that falls, overflows, or is extruded in drops
a pan to catch drips
3
: the sound made by or as if by falling drops
heard a drip
He said to the housing man … 'The floor goes creak, the tap goes drip drip …'—Chris Smith
4
: a device for the administration of a fluid at a slow rate especially into a vein
A drip needle is often inserted at the beginning of a stay in the ward and, as one might expect, the attachment to a drip has salient implications for the way in which the hospital stay is experienced.—Rosemary Blake
also
: a material so administered
The practice of using IVs as a means of rehydration for athletes isn't new. Healthy elites have reportedly gotten saline-only drips for recovery for at least 20 years. —Megan Hetzel et al.
5
: a dull or unattractive person
… [Charles Dickens' character] David Copperfield, in manhood, is not an especially interesting person. ("He's such a drip," commented a friend of mine.)—James Parker
6
African American English
: a fashionable style or look
Now I just need to get her an oversized graphic tee and some slick joggers to complete her drip.—Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Drip check. Show me what looks you're serving …—@AscendantNomad, on X, formerly Twitter
also
: something (such as fashionable clothing or jewelry) that is part of one's drip
Racks of clothing line the walls as you enter the apartment, studio and workspace of local rapper Smoke Stkz, and not because his closet wouldn't fit the entirety of his drip. —Ryann Gordon
What was [Rihanna] thinking introducing the baby to the world, appearing casual in jeans … but actually wearing … Chanel (both the jacket and the costume-jewelry drip) … —Zoe Guy
… humans are extending their shoe "drip" to horses who can now have trendy kicks for the first time, a company says. —Camille Fine
: of, relating to, or being coffee made by letting boiling water drip slowly through finely ground coffee
drip coffee
a drip pot
dividend reinvestment plan
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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