dripping
dripping Lexical Profile
dripping Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Extremely wet; saturated with liquid to the point that drops are falling from it.
"He hung his dripping umbrella on the porch to dry."
Displaying or filled with an overwhelming abundance of a particular quality, emotion, or ornament (usually followed by 'with').
"She delivered a reply that was positively dripping with sarcasm."
• adverb
To the point of shedding drops of liquid; completely or thoroughly (used chiefly before 'wet').
"The children came inside dripping wet after playing in the sudden downpour."
• noun
The action or sound of liquid falling in small drops, or the liquid that falls in this way.
"The steady dripping of the leaky faucet kept him awake all night."
British Fat and juices that have melted and dripped from roasting meat, traditionally used for cooking or spread on bread (often in plural 'drippings' in North America).
"The roast potatoes were crisped in hot beef dripping."
• Rhymes for dripping
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb drip, from Old English dryppan ('to let fall in drops'), from Proto-Germanic *drupjanan.