as in flows
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 drips
Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
The loud lime shade is fitting for a vibrant party, while the wax construction prevents drips, so the area stays clean and safe all night.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Dutta recalled his grandmother always trying to force out the last drips from cartons and containers, while Tang had his own problems when cleaning his cast iron wok pan.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
Beyond injectables, med spas are increasingly jumping on the broader wellness culture, offering intravenous drips.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Safety glasses will protect your eyes from stray paint drips and splatters, while a proper mask will limit the inhalation of toxic fumes.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
Common problems include drips, peeling, and uneven coverage, but even the worst paint job is incredibly fixable.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026
These bathroom staples trap toothpaste drips and soap scum in seams and crevices.
—Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 25 Feb. 2026
The beef is tender with bits of fat — the kind of fat that renders and drips on the glowing coals causing the grill to hiss like an agitated cobra.
—Andre James, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
The result is a warm, bold, addictive fragrance that drips with sensuality and femininity, down to the curves of its signature gold and glass figure-eight amphora.
—Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
If the roller drips, roll it over the tray's flat area to remove excess paint.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
The actress’s hair is swooped and swirled atop her head; her neck drips with rows of pearls; her arms are cloaked in black opera gloves, while her eyes are hidden behind oversized tortiseshell shades.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Place hosta plants out at least 12 to 15 inches from the tree’s base, around the drip line where rain drips from the tree’s outermost leaves.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
The melter sits over a sewer line, idling while heating the snow to thirty-eight degrees, barely above freezing, and drips the water directly into a drain.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
The Super Bowl always drips with intrigue, including the path plowed by teams that before the season were listed as 60-1 odds to get here.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
If liquid drips onto the gasket, clean it immediately, says Evans.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
Protect Hardware When Painting Painting can result in a real mess when stray streaks and drips land on handles, knobs, and pulls.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
The loud lime shade is fitting for a vibrant party, while the wax construction prevents drips, so the area stays clean and safe all night.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Dutta recalled his grandmother always trying to force out the last drips from cartons and containers, while Tang had his own problems when cleaning his cast iron wok pan.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
Beyond injectables, med spas are increasingly jumping on the broader wellness culture, offering intravenous drips.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Safety glasses will protect your eyes from stray paint drips and splatters, while a proper mask will limit the inhalation of toxic fumes.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
Common problems include drips, peeling, and uneven coverage, but even the worst paint job is incredibly fixable.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026
These bathroom staples trap toothpaste drips and soap scum in seams and crevices.
—Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 25 Feb. 2026
The beef is tender with bits of fat — the kind of fat that renders and drips on the glowing coals causing the grill to hiss like an agitated cobra.
—Andre James, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
Love drips off every auto-focus shot.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
The result is a warm, bold, addictive fragrance that drips with sensuality and femininity, down to the curves of its signature gold and glass figure-eight amphora.
—Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
If the roller drips, roll it over the tray's flat area to remove excess paint.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
The actress’s hair is swooped and swirled atop her head; her neck drips with rows of pearls; her arms are cloaked in black opera gloves, while her eyes are hidden behind oversized tortiseshell shades.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Place hosta plants out at least 12 to 15 inches from the tree’s base, around the drip line where rain drips from the tree’s outermost leaves.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
The melter sits over a sewer line, idling while heating the snow to thirty-eight degrees, barely above freezing, and drips the water directly into a drain.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
The Super Bowl always drips with intrigue, including the path plowed by teams that before the season were listed as 60-1 odds to get here.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
If liquid drips onto the gasket, clean it immediately, says Evans.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drips
Noun
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Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Anyone who thinks English Heritage sites are run by bores is in for a surprise.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In this moment, dozens of them soar, like brilliant beads in a high-speed kaleidoscope amid the feeders placed before me and the other guests of the Mashpi Lodge, 70 miles northwest of Quito, the nation’s capital.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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Aura wore a gold headband and yellow and green beads in her hair to match her yellow dress.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Roughly 20% of crude and natural gas normally flows through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains all but closed to oil tankers and other shipping traffic because of the war.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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An estimated 9,000 gallons reached the San Diego River, which flows past Dog Beach.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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With that indelible Southern gift for pulling new lingo from thin air, the duo deploy yawns that stretch like bungee over Zaytoven-type keys.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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The oohs and aahs over a 100-mph pitch have been replaced by yawns.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The first stage focuses on protecting the instrument from Venus’s highly corrosive environment by filtering out sulfuric acid droplets and fine particles.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Measles is one of the most contagious diseases, spreading easily through air droplets, liable to infect up to 90% of unvaccinated people nearby.—
Katie Silver,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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An endless stream of trucks pours in before sunrise, feeding a project where thousands of workers move through the site in hardhats and neon vests.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Everything pours from Rocky Horror and Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar, right?—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Inspired by both pre-Columbian cultures and modern scientific theories, Jensen made energetic diagrams of shapes, symbols, and numbers in loud complementary colors, using thick globs of paint; the results generate a fascinating friction.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The find helps explain water’s odd behavior and its unusual properties, including the reason ice cubes float and how liquid water expands as its temperature drops below 39 degrees Fahrenheit (four degrees Celsius).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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Once the radiation density drops sufficiently, matter becomes dominant, with the matter density then dominating the cosmic expansion rate.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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