: 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.
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Lomo saltado, a uniquely Peruvian steak stir-fry, which traditionally comes with French fries, is plated with the fries hidden beneath tender meat and onions, soaking up all the flavorful drippings and making an accompanying portion of fluffy white rice seem nearly unnecessary.
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Remove bacon with a slotted spoon, reserving drippings in pot.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Pour drippings into a 2-cup glass measuring cup.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
At the time the paintings were made, the cave entrance would have been open to humans and animals – and indeed, the skulls of bear, elk and other fossilized bones are scattered within, entombed in calcite drippings.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Remove bacon with a slotted spoon, reserving drippings in pot.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Pour drippings into a 2-cup glass measuring cup.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
At the time the paintings were made, the cave entrance would have been open to humans and animals – and indeed, the skulls of bear, elk and other fossilized bones are scattered within, entombed in calcite drippings.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dripping
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“Dripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dripping. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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