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
  • Famously, Stevie’s substance of choice was cocaine, which flowed backstage along with champagne.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Everything about the experience, better than water itself, just flowed.
    Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • About 250 pages of Caltrans records obtained by Abridged under the California Public Records Act revealed multiple instances in which unapproved concrete was poured, some of which required crews to tear it up and start over.
    Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Political and business leaders poured cold water on calls from AI giants to slow the pace of technological development, while the prospects of a US-China detente looked slim.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • With red and yellow confetti sprinkled around them on the field, Mom and Dad gave their little girl a smooch.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For the final touch, bright red pomegranate arils are sprinkled over the top.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In Judge Monica Neuman’s court, a toddler with braids walked in between the rows of benches and dropped milk on the carpet.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The singer's ongoing Loop Tour is mired in chaos after four supporting acts quit in solidarity with rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • By the 1950s, this thinking had trickled down to the masses, and with help from women’s magazines, wearing white after Labor Day was considered inappropriate.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But that does not appear to have trickled down to the average worker.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Harvest plate at the Deer and the Dove This offers the season’s best distilled onto one plate.
    Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Balvenie Eighty-Eight-Year-Old was distilled on March 5, 1931, and spent its entire maturation lifespan in a European oak sherry butt from Jerez, Spain (cask #239).
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Dripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dripped. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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