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 What happened to them, and why Jonah remains obsessed with this one unsolved case, are details that get slowly dripped out, like in every other sad-dad detective show that stretches a movie-length premise over 10 hourlong episodes. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dripped
  1. flowed
  2. poured
  3. sprinkled
  4. dropped
  5. trickled
  6. distilled
Verb
  • The discovery of certain minerals, for example, can show that water flowed on Mars long ago, pointing to potentially habitable conditions.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Historic amounts of money have flowed into this year's midterm elections.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of flowed
Verb
  • Elon Musk poured nearly half a billion dollars into the midterms to support Republican candidates, most to help Ken Paxton defeat Democrat James Talarico in the Texas Senate race.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Quientella Bonner scored 45 points in 1977, Merlakia Jones scored 44 in 1995 and Ronni Williams poured in 43 points in 2017.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of poured
Verb
  • One late-October morning, in a large prep space hidden from view of the dining room, Hope the Mission senior director of food services Jason Moniz sprinkled salt onto oversized peanut butter cookies.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • With its tender texture, it can be used as a base for salads, added to pasta, sprinkled over top of a pizza, or turned into pesto.
    — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of sprinkled
Verb
  • Phillips caught a bad break when her approach to the green hit a tree branch on its upward flight and dropped 20 yards short of the green.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This allows soldiers to retain the option of using an unexpended round as conventional mortar ammunition if it is not dropped or mission requirements change.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of dropped
Verb
  • The mood was ebullient as the first batch of returns trickled in, buoyed by dramatic wins for Democrats across the country and a better than expected early lead for their candidate.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Before polls closed Tuesday evening, guests trickled into Stratton’s election night party at the Ramova.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of trickled
Verb
  • Where climate action has largely been distilled into decarbonization, nature is sprawling and complex — even more so than fashion supply chains.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The agave hearts, or pinas, are harvested and then cooked, crushed, fermented, and distilled.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of distilled

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