DRIP Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

drip 1 of 2

noun

Definition of drip

as in bore

someone or something boring he's well-meaning, but kind of a drip

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as in bead

the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass the faucet leaked one drip after another no matter what I did to try to fix it

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drip

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verb

ˈdrip

as in to flow

to fall or let fall in or as if in drops water from the leaky roof was dripping all over the floor the cracked bottle dripped wine

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Recent Examples of drip

Noun

Place pan on a rimmed baking sheet (to catch drips) and bake pie until crust is set and golden, 45–50 minutes. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026 David takes a napkin and wipes a drip of garlic sauce from my chin. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Verb

Kim Kardashian turned heads in a bold optical illusion dress dripping in rhinestone fringe during a night out in Rome, Italy, on October 24. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026 She’s surrounded by a herd of horses and dripping in confidence. — Robert Lang, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drip

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drip

Noun

Many farmers rely on bore water, but some say their wells have been pumped dry by the gas industry, and their water is now being offered to the developers to help build the AI data center.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Legend held that the Roman race had sprung from Mount Ida in Troy, whose name Cybele bore—Magna Mater Idaea.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of bore

Verb

From there, wine flowed as attendees tucked into filet mignon and sea bass while chatting across large burgundy floral centerpieces.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Some of the weapons from American manufacturers purchased during the Biden administration are still flowing to Ukraine, but many of those contracts have been fulfilled.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of flow

Noun

The reward challenge is an obstacle course (yawn), and the Yellow Tribe wins.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Right now, this work may induce yawns, but as long-term exploration efforts of the moon and other bodies become both more serious and more varied, the complexity of mapping these worlds may increase.

— Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of yawn

Noun

Likewise, the agents that cause illnesses such as COVID-19, influenza, mumps, pertussis, and strep throat can be transmitted as heavy droplets that land on mucous membranes.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
An image of ink droplets inside a printer has won first prize at the Nikon Small World photomicrography competition, which focuses on images taken through a microscope.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of droplet

Noun

Then, in 2007, researchers noted that spidroins engineered in the lab formed liquidlike globs.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
But globs of liquid mercury worked just fine to show the melting shards coming together, even though its toxicity meant the special effects crew had to wear protective gear over the two-day shoot.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of glob

Verb

Emerson Lalashuis had a let serve that trickled over the net and to the gym floor for a momentum-turning point for DeLand.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
The Iran war set off a historic oil supply shortage that pushed up energy prices and trickled into other costs, including some groceries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026