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adjective

Definition of drippingnext
as in saturated
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water dripping shoes left on the porch to dry

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dripping

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verb

present participle of drip
as in flowing
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 Synonyms for dripping
  1. saturated
  2. pouring
  3. wet
  4. saturate
  5. flooded
Adjective
  • To reduce saturated fat, avoid full-fat dairy and butter when cooking your oatmeal.
    Karina Tolentino, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Both offer neutral, nicely saturated colors and notably good contrast in both dark and light scenes.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of saturated
Verb
  • Although Bailey has not announced the same news, fans’ thoughts about the breakup began pouring in, with some skeptical and others applauding the split.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • As communities in some areas begin to rebuild and families embark on the long road to recovery, relief efforts have started pouring in from across the country.
    Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of pouring
Adjective
  • Rapid cooling zones must be available for each outdoor athletic and marching band contest, practice, workout, or conditioning session that is held in wet bulb globe temperatures of 80 degrees or higher.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Much of eastern Wisconsin is expected to see its first snowfall of the season on Thursday, with two to four inches of wet, heavy snow possible, according to the National Weather Service.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of wet
Adjective
  • Chief among them are efforts to train crews to identify and treat an overdose and a push to saturate fleets with naloxone, the opioid antagonist, commonly administered as a nasal spray under the trade name Narcan, that can reverse overdoses and retrieve a fading patient from a mortal slide.
    C.J. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
  • To give the vinegar a longer working time, saturate paper towels and press them against the glass like wallpaper.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Definition of saturate
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, in the suburbs of Atyrau along the road that links Kazakhstan to Russia, the landscape is soaked in water—a flooded desert.
    PhotoVogue, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Brice also reported that fire crews rescued 10 other people from flooded vehicles.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of flooded
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