dripped

verb

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 As that water dripped across the shelter floor, calcium carbonate settled on anything lying around—logs, leaves, pine cones, and Neanderthal tools. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026 The castles are built by hand using sprayed and dripped water to form pillars, tunnels, fountains, crawl spaces and slides. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Red fluid had come out of her mouth, and blood had dripped out of her nose, the doctor added. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 Some passengers pulled out their phones to capture the bizarre scene as water dripped down into the cabin. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dripped
  1. flowed
  2. poured
  3. sprinkled
  4. dropped
  5. trickled
  6. distilled
Verb
  • But that night, as the drinks flowed, Pattinson couldn’t help but riff on what an actor might do with the character.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The money allegedly flowed through a web of companies and bank accounts in Antigua, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and elsewhere.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of flowed
Verb
  • Like many songwriters who’ve ever poured their romantic sorrows out in their music, the challenge in this new era was getting acquainted with writing from a place of happiness instead, which can be a source of anxiety itself.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • It’s poured over ice and garnished with a fish pick and a fresh orchid blossom.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of poured
Verb
  • There’s Ellipse, a lineup of sculptural gold links sprinkled with diamond pavé; Modern Pavé, with its playful arrangements of diamonds; and SIX by Royal Asscher, an exclusive collection with the legendary Dutch diamond-cutting house.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Fort Worth list indicates restaurants mostly downtown, the Shops at Clearfork and a few sprinkled in the Stockyards.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of sprinkled
Verb
  • Seckler explains that young people’s trust in institutions and companies has dropped.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Moody's, citing PitchBook data, said private equity distributions dropped from more than 30% of starting net asset value in 2022 to about 12% today.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of dropped
Verb
  • As attendees trickled out of the meeting as the hours wore on, commissioners debated the future of the city’s film regulations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Word of Kreiz’s joining Paramount trickled out earlier in the day, but Ellison had already decided to wait until after market close to announce it.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of trickled
Verb
  • Wooler Brands produces two spirits, a Kentucky straight bourbon called Wooler Whiskey, distilled in Bardstown, Kentucky, and JP Vodka, distilled from 100 percent corn mash in Texas.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The whiskey that is actually in the bottles, which are still available according to the Instagram post, is actually distilled and aged in upstate New York at Black Dirt, a craft distillery that Proximo acquired in 2018.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of distilled

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“Dripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dripped. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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