Main Entry: ¹drip

Pronunciation: \ˈdrip\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): dripped; drip·ping

Etymology: Middle English drippen, from Old English dryppan; akin to Old English dropa drop

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb 1 : to let fall in drops <a brush dripping paint>
2 : to let out or seem to spill copiously <her voice dripping sarcasm> <trees dripping Spanish moss>intransitive verb 1 a : to let fall drops of moisture or liquid <wet clothes dripping onto the floor> b : to overflow with or as if with moisture <stories dripping with pop-culture references> <toast dripping with butter>
2 : to fall in or as if in drops <let the excess drip off>
3 : to waft or pass gently

— drip·per noun