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 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 updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026 The dress’s mermaid-esque skirt dripped in feathers all the way down. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 June 2026 Also featured on the summer menu will be a new Unicorn Cake Pop, featuring vanilla cake mixed with confetti sprinkles, dripped in white chocolate icing and decorated with a unicorn face. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 June 2026 Sections lower in the nozzle that were not cooled began to overheat and sag while molten plastic dripped from the engine outlet. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026 Eight videos at 15 minutes each is two hours of content, dripped out to new email subscribers over a week. — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026 Bristowe shared a video of herself in a post-op bra with drains attached, as fluid dripped through tubes. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026 Pok took a moment to finger-comb out his shoulder-length locs; water dripped onto his thighs and the edge of his bed. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dripped
  1. flowed
  2. poured
  3. sprinkled
  4. dropped
  5. trickled
  6. distilled
Verb
  • Iran has also created a new pressure point to use against adversaries by blockading the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas flowed before the war.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Urban runoff filled with a noxious brew of fertilizers, stormwater and sewage has flowed into the Seminole County lake from as far as Orlando, Winter Park and Altamonte Springs for decades.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Definition of flowed
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  • The city’s subway system experienced service disruptions at several locations after water poured onto the tracks, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • For that project, contractors poured new, tinted concrete for the bottom of the pool and utilized a hydrophilic joint sealing strip, Hydrotite, from the New Jersey company Sika.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
Definition of poured
Verb
  • Though there are monuments and memorials — sidewalk plaques, benches, murals — sprinkled around the globe, there appear to be very few Jackson statues permanently displayed in the United States.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • Disney sprinkled its famous pixie dust on the ship by adding the longest roller coaster at sea, a three-deck-tall castle and an open-air Marvel superhero stunt show.
    — Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of sprinkled
Verb
  • Asian stock markets also dropped on Friday in another wobble from investors over the sustainability of the AI boom.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • On Thursday, the Hawks dropped their fourth game of the Summer League tournament in Las Vegas.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of dropped
Verb
  • Ever since, municipal leaders, including in Ada County, have griped about how state actions have trickled down to local governments.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
  • The opportunity eventually trickled down to include Miami SCORES, which selected six of the schools that host its free after-school program.
    — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Definition of trickled
Verb
  • The symbolic landscape of Trianon Monuments like those Orbán built during his tenure are sites where complex historical narratives can be distilled to their essential elements.
    — Brett R. Chloupek, The Conversation, 15 July 2026
  • But American whiskey has been showing its value as well in recent years, as elusive Van Winkle bourbons and vintage whiskey distilled at the famed Stitzel-Weller Distillery have achieved sales figures never seen before.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
Definition of distilled

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