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
  • Private investment is growing—more than $14 billion flowed into nature in 2025—but remains nowhere close to the scale required.
    — Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Tears and emotions flowed after the game as Lewis’ family embraced the team.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Brooke poured her heart out in the wake of here father’s death, which was later determined to be caused by a heart attack.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Kobe poured his cash into the sports drink startup, ultimately netting an astronomical $444 million return when Coca-Cola acquired the brand and cementing the basketball icon as a legitimate venture capital heavyweight.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 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
  • The loss dropped Miami to 2-6 and 1-6 against the Bills over a three-year stretch.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Gen Digital is the maker of Norton 360, an antivirus software, and its shares dropped 8%.
    — Michelle Fox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 24 Sep. 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
  • Another worker, using the handle Xiexiaoya, posted on RedNote, China’s Instagram, in June that the prospect of being distilled kept her awake at night.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Remus Repeal Reserve Rye Whiskey is made from the distillery’s classic 95 percent rye grain mashbill, and is a blend of whiskey distilled in 2015 and 2016 that was bottled at 111 proof.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Dripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dripped. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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