: 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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This recipe uses bacon drippings, both in the pan and in the batter, for ultimate flavor and a crisp, golden crust.
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Reduce the heat to medium and add the celery, garlic, onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to the drippings in the pot.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
People can get Vibrio by eating raw or undercooked seafood or exposing an open wound to brackish water or seafood drippings.
—Eva Flowe
may 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Only at Loli Farms, they’re crowned with a ladle full of chicken drippings, instead of gravy.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Reduce the heat to medium and add the celery, garlic, onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to the drippings in the pot.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
People can get Vibrio by eating raw or undercooked seafood or exposing an open wound to brackish water or seafood drippings.
—Eva Flowe
may 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Only at Loli Farms, they’re crowned with a ladle full of chicken drippings, instead of gravy.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 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 10 May. 2026.
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