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as in to flow
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 drip
Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
Use drip irrigation or soaker hoses under the vegetables to irrigate the,m but leave nearby weeds without water.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Miniature crystal disco balls drip from a copper-leafed ceiling.
—Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
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Noun
Even the 27,000-square-foot spa, which has cryotherapy treatments, IV drips, and an infrared sauna, houses a Wave Table, which claims to provide the equivalent of three hours of sleep in 30 minutes.
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
Use drip irrigation or soaker hoses under the vegetables to irrigate the,m but leave nearby weeds without water.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
Verb
As Maverick, cockiness just drips off Cruise at all times, even in beach volleyball.
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—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Miniature crystal disco balls drip from a copper-leafed ceiling.
—Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drip
Noun
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Just the sheer, cavernous size of each cylinder – at 38 inches (97 cm) of bore by 98 inches (249 cm) of stroke ...—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 June 2025
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The only problem was that Purdey had never made a hammer ejector gun in 28 gauge, or any hammer gun in .410 bore in their more than 200-year history.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Decant items like soap, laundry pods, dryer sheets, and scent-boosting beads. Cut out and save the safety information on your cleaning and laundry products before throwing out the plastic containers.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 July 2025
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As Moroney finished her set, the fans already seated on blankets or craning their necks to see the stage were also the ones braving the humidity—marking the moment with the last sip of their first tall boy and the first beads of sweat breaking through the day’s heat.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Both the Sai and the Kok rivers flow into the Mekong, as does the Ruak, where unsafe levels of arsenic have also been found.—
Michael Sullivan,
NPR,
12 July 2025
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The death toll has rose to over 120 people killed since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the Guadalupe River and flowed through homes and summer camps in the early morning hours of July 4.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Inside, everything is slow, wispy, a soothing yawn of a life.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2025
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There’s a moment in the episode, where Cooper yawns, which was not in the script, and Doherty comes back with a perfect line.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
11 June 2025
Noun
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The water droplet did disperse quickly and evenly, though, suggesting that the material is still very moisture-wicking—a good quality for hot sleepers.—
Kathleen Felton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2025
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This typically happens when infected respiratory droplets are released into the air when a sick person talks, sings, sneezes or coughs.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Slowly pour over cake mix to cover dry ingredients.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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Once footage of the performance hit the Internet and rave reviews appeared in the U.K. press, offers for festival and headlining gigs soon poured in, leaving the band stunned.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2025
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There were globs of stuff coming out of me, like sheets of it.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The stream of haunted houses for Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights continues to trickle out, and Friday’s announcement sounds like a cool relief for folks living through another Florida summer.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
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Turn on a soaker hose for about 10 minutes, then turn the water off for an hour to allow the water to trickle down into the soil, not runoff.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
25 June 2025
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“Drip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drip. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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