: 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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Drained the drippings and everything.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
This will prevent drippings from burning.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Whether your roux seized, the pan drippings didn't properly incorporate, or something mysterious happened during whisking, there are several ways to bring your gravy back to a smooth, glossy consistency without having to start over.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
And then the warmth disappears, replaced with the dripping of blood – slow and unmistakable, pooling from the bodies of a mother and her son.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
This will prevent drippings from burning.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Whether your roux seized, the pan drippings didn't properly incorporate, or something mysterious happened during whisking, there are several ways to bring your gravy back to a smooth, glossy consistency without having to start over.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
And then the warmth disappears, replaced with the dripping of blood – slow and unmistakable, pooling from the bodies of a mother and her son.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 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 7 Dec. 2025.
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