drip

¹drip

verb \ˈdrip\

drippeddrip·ping

Definition of DRIP

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

Examples of DRIP

1. Water dripped from a leak in the ceiling.
2. Blood dripped down his leg from the cut.
3. Hot wax dripped onto my fingers.
4. The pine trees dripped sap onto the cars.
5. The kids dripped water all over the house.

Origin of DRIP

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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to DRIP

Synonyms: distill (also distil), dribble, drop, trickle

Related Words: drizzle, sprinkle; flow, pour, roll, run, stream; cascade, gutter, riffle, ripple; bleed, exude, ooze, seep, weep; discharge

Near Antonyms: gush, spout, spurt

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Rhymes with DRIP

blip, chip, clip, dip, flip, grip, grippe, gyp, hip, kip, lip, nip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, trip, whip, yip, zip