: fat and juices drawn from meat during cooking
—often used in plural
Examples of dripping in a Sentence
He cooked a turkey and made gravy from the drippings.
Pour the dripping from the pan.
Recent Examples on the Web
Serve this over rice or with roasted or mashed potatoes, or with bread for soaking up the drippings.
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Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
Stir to scrape up any drippings and steak bits left in the pan, and simmer for about 1 minute.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2024
Cook mushrooms: Add 2 tablespoons of the butter and mushrooms to drippings in skillet; cook over medium, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
Her work table is replete with dents, paint splatters and polish drippings.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
Sauce made from thickened pan drippings Gumbo: A soup from Louisiana sometimes thickened with okra.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2024
Increase heat to medium; add sage to drippings in same saucepan.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2023
The whole thing is topped with a crackling, golden tuile made from chicken drippings—a nod to the crisp noodles, the tender meat, both and neither.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2024
Pour drippings from roasting pan into a heatproof bowl; reserve fat for another purpose or discard.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
Stir to scrape up any drippings and steak bits left in the pan, and simmer for about 1 minute.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2024
Cook mushrooms: Add 2 tablespoons of the butter and mushrooms to drippings in skillet; cook over medium, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
Her work table is replete with dents, paint splatters and polish drippings.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
Sauce made from thickened pan drippings Gumbo: A soup from Louisiana sometimes thickened with okra.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2024
Increase heat to medium; add sage to drippings in same saucepan.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2023
The whole thing is topped with a crackling, golden tuile made from chicken drippings—a nod to the crisp noodles, the tender meat, both and neither.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2024
Pour drippings from roasting pan into a heatproof bowl; reserve fat for another purpose or discard.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
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“Dripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dripping. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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