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as in bore
someone or something boring he's well-meaning, but kind of a drip

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as in bead
the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass the faucet leaked one drip after another no matter what I did to try to fix it

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drip

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verb

as in to flow
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops water from the leaky roof was dripping all over the floor the cracked bottle dripped wine

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Recent Examples of drip
Noun
Long and her colleagues are looking to see whether other parts of the eastern North American margin also have this crustal drip. Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025 Equipped with steam rooms, saunas and a two-lane lap pool, this polished space is gearing up for WorldPride with IV drips, HydraFacials, and eye and lip perks all available before the parade begins on June 7th. Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
Others may have a surface that allows sweat to drip off or dry quickly. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 May 2025 Kardashian wasn't the only celebrity dripping in diamonds at this year's gala. Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for drip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drip
Noun
  • Abby from Weyauwega bore witness to those predatory instincts when her dog caught sight of a squirrel in her garden.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition immediately calls for the third bore to be reserved for bikes.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The texture is creamy, with tiny exfoliating beads.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
  • According to Vogue, the garment boasted over 1,400,000 beads — including 22,000 pieces of black rectangle sequins, 103,500 pieces of black cut beads, and 1,093,500 pieces of black bugle beads.
    Brittany Talarico, People.com, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • The bigger the bottleneck, the more freely the contents of the bottle flow through it.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
  • The iconic teen drama kept emotions flowing from 1998 to 2003.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Choose from five sound choices for up to 30 minutes of continuous comfort, from music with yawns and snores to deep breathing and nature sounds.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 22 May 2025
  • This is where the gulf between a life in business deals and one steeped in geopolitical negotiation yawns desperately.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Its moisture-wicking performance was also excellent, with water droplets spreading quickly across the surface of the fabric.
    Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 29 May 2025
  • There’s movement — in his chest, his sighing eyebrows, in droplets of blood making a splash on the floor that nobody else can feel.
    Ella Kemp, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • For a man who had crossed an ocean from Calabria, Italy, to build a better life, who had poured himself into his family with tireless devotion, this was a full-circle moment.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 25 May 2025
  • The bartender accidentally poured Champagne into the Manhattan, and realizing his clumsy mistake, set it aside.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Or do lawmakers and policymakers genuinely believe the United States can't defend its interests around the world without pouring globs of taxpayer money into a building that fails financial audits on an annual basis?
    Daniel R. DePetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
  • The soft egg contains a glob of orange goo in the middle.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Verb
  • As professional tools scale up, the new thresholds of power and capability trickle down into consumer systems.
    Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 24 May 2025
  • Redefining Leadership and Empowerment In a world without desks and doors, culture doesn’t trickle down from the top.
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

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“Drip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drip. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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