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 That his songs are dripped in the melancholy, forever-heartbroken strums of the requinto guitar give Cornejo’s work a timeless quality. Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025 At Gropius Bau, black goo dripped from a handblown hourglass counting down specifically to the end of the exhibition. Emily McDermott, ARTnews.com, 11 Mar. 2025 In our tests, the spout poured smoothly, and water never dripped. Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025 Blood dripped from our hero’s wounds and from the images in the title sequence, depicted against a haunting piano melody. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025 Listen to this article Sweat dripped from Cam Thomas’ head. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025 Diamonds and sapphires dripped across her collarbone from a band at mid-neck. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025 The 14-time Grammy winner carried a cherry red Givenchy handbag and dripped in diamonds and rubies. Claire Sullivan, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025 According to the researchers, no classical computer can explain the quantum interactions that make cold milk disperse when it is dripped into hot coffee. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2025
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  • Gabe Vincent poured in 13 points in a first quarter where the Lakers outscored Brooklyn 28-16.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Other protesters yanked it out of his hands and poured water into her eyes the lawsuit claims.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
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  • The molasses used for Single Estate Series comes exclusively from our Estate, and it's distilled entirely in pot stills and aged in ex-Bourbon barrels.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • All rum is distilled from sugarcane, and most rum is distilled from molasses, a byproduct of sugar production.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Dripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dripped. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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