v. dripped, drip·ping, drips v.intr. 1. To fall in drops: Water is dripping from that leaky faucet. 2. To shed drops: an umbrella that is dripping all over the floor. 3. To ooze or be saturated with or as if with liquid: a speech that dripped with sarcasm. v.tr. To let fall in or as if in drops: a brush dripping paint; a speech that dripped invective. n. 1. The process of forming and falling in drops. 2. a. Liquid or moisture that falls in drops. b. A slight intermittent flow or leak: fixed the drip in the faucet. 3. See drip feed. 4. The sound made by liquid falling in drops: listened to the steady drip of the rain. 5. A projection on a cornice or sill from which rainwater can drip, protecting the wall below. 6. Slang A tiresome or annoying person. |
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