: 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
Her work table is replete with dents, paint splatters and polish drippings.
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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
And for an extra-easy one-dish meal, the dressing comes from the chicken's drippings and fresh lemon juice.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
Add the garlic to the same skillet with the drippings.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2024
Add peas and shallot to drippings; cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2023
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
And for an extra-easy one-dish meal, the dressing comes from the chicken's drippings and fresh lemon juice.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
Add the garlic to the same skillet with the drippings.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2024
Add peas and shallot to drippings; cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2023
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“Dripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dripping. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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