: 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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Bring drippings to a low simmer and add remaining 4 Tbsp.
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Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
Transfer chicken to a large plate and let rest for 10 minutes (temperature will continue to rise to 165°F), reserving drippings in skillet.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Once your tsukemen appears — terrifically chewy noodles built to catch every drop of the accompanying half-broth, half-gravy, as heady as drippings scraped from a roasting pan — the world recedes.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Ages 10-plus: Take the lead on oven-baking the bacon and draining off the drippings safely.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 5 May 2026
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Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
Transfer chicken to a large plate and let rest for 10 minutes (temperature will continue to rise to 165°F), reserving drippings in skillet.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Once your tsukemen appears — terrifically chewy noodles built to catch every drop of the accompanying half-broth, half-gravy, as heady as drippings scraped from a roasting pan — the world recedes.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Ages 10-plus: Take the lead on oven-baking the bacon and draining off the drippings safely.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 5 May 2026
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 1 Jun. 2026.
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