dripped

past tense of drip
as in flowed
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 dripped The whole room dripped in a deep purple hue, really leaning into its name. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026 Nidhi’s neighbor Payal had a cocker spaniel named Lucy, who regularly dripped spots of blood onto the driveway. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 Despite the flow of cold air from the gap in the doorjamb, every first-floor window dripped with condensation. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026 Present subtext dripped from his words of the past, as the city of Denver hopes Payton has found a next great one, two decades later. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 July 2026 After pounding his drive down the final fairway, Fox hit his approach to just inside 12 feet and then dripped his birdie putt into the edge of the cup to win the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 Blood dripped from his head; his father and daughter had various injuries. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 During a session, the molecule is mixed with saline and dripped into a vein over one to four hours. — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026 The dress’s mermaid-esque skirt dripped in feathers all the way down. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dripped
Verb
  • Material from both sides of this line flowed together to assemble the parent objects of Bennu, Ryugu and CI chondrites, with ice acting like glue to bond the fine dust particles together.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Soon after the war started, Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which some 20% of the world’s oil flowed before the conflict, sending shock waves through the world economy.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • His siblings have also poured money into left-leaning groups.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Backstage, where shots of tequila are being poured and passed between adults, Wilson is continually checking in about the plan for his entrance.
    — Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • There is just enough wry humor—think Shaun of the Dead—sprinkled throughout to keep things from getting too grim, often deriving from Bryan’s cluelessness and general lack of skills.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Sheets of nori are coated with tempura batter and sprinkled with a togarashi-ish spice blend.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • David Hearn, the former Olympics canoeist accused of damaging Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before prosecutors dropped the case, cannot be recharged, a judge has ruled.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In the 1980s, the UK had 18 refineries, but that has dropped to just four.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The protest camp, which had been reduced to a small corps of devotees, was growing by the hour as familiar faces trickled in for the moment of truth.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • While details about the wedding were initially kept under wraps, with guests reportedly asked to sign NDAs and lock away their phones for the evening, accounts from the night have slowly trickled out in the months following the nuptials.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The new reposado was made from agave pinas that were cooked in a combination of autoclaves and brick ovens before being double-distilled in copper and stainless-steel stills.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The vapors that had risen from warm bodies in the pews would have carried syllables mixed with candle-soot, distilled as condensation on the chapel windows.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Dripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dripped. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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