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drip

UK/ˈdɹɪp/ US/ˈd̠ɹ̠̈˔ɪp/ fairly common slang uk
verb (2) noun (3)

verb

1.

fall in drops

  • “Water is dripping from the faucet”
2.

let or cause to fall in drops

  • “dribble oil into the mixture”
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noun

1.

flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid

  • “there”
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2.

the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop

  • “the constant sound of dripping irritated him”
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3.

Origin

From Middle English drippen, druppen, from Old English drypan, from Proto-Germanic *drupjaną (“to fall in drops, drip”), from Proto-Germanic *drupô (“drop”). Akin to West Frisian drippe (“to drip”), Dutch druipen, druppelen (“to drip”), German Low German drüppen (“to drip”), German tropfen, tröpfeln (“to drip”), Norwegian Bokmål dryppe, Norwegian Nynorsk drypa (“to drip”).

Phrases

  • continental drip
  • drip coffee
  • drip edge
  • drip feed
  • drip gas
  • drip irrigation
  • drip line
  • drip loss
  • dripping water hollows a stone
  • dripping wet

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