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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
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
Cold brew requires more coffee beans per cup than drip or pour-over or espresso.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 30 Apr. 2025
Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025
In a speech dripping with cynicism, Cheyenne mourns for the dying arts and the dystopian future that awaits future generations, placing the blame on everyone in the room, but specifically the man whose name has been newly added to the theater.
—Oliver Sava, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Avoid overhead sprinklers and choose soaker hoses, drip irrigation, or hand-watering so that water is delivered low and slow and reaches the roots.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
Cold brew requires more coffee beans per cup than drip or pour-over or espresso.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
The outdoor dining area lies under a shaded pergola dripping with bougainvillea that is begging to be used for long lunches or late-night cocktails.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025
In a speech dripping with cynicism, Cheyenne mourns for the dying arts and the dystopian future that awaits future generations, placing the blame on everyone in the room, but specifically the man whose name has been newly added to the theater.
—Oliver Sava, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drip
Noun
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Abby from Weyauwega bore witness to those predatory instincts when her dog caught sight of a squirrel in her garden.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition immediately calls for the third bore to be reserved for bikes.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The texture is creamy, with tiny exfoliating beads.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
12 May 2025
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According to Vogue, the garment boasted over 1,400,000 beads — including 22,000 pieces of black rectangle sequins, 103,500 pieces of black cut beads, and 1,093,500 pieces of black bugle beads.—
Brittany Talarico,
People.com,
6 May 2025
Verb
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The bigger the bottleneck, the more freely the contents of the bottle flow through it.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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The iconic teen drama kept emotions flowing from 1998 to 2003.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
24 May 2025
Noun
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When one person in a group yawns, others yawn, too, in a contagious reaction.—
Jerry Weissman,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some of us have been writing about the plight of Palestinians under their own rulers for decades — the struggle of Palestinian journalists to write freely; the tragedy of gay Palestinians seeking to live freely — only to be met with a collective yawn.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Chen says clinical trials that evaluate droplets from many different patients will also be necessary to ensure the tests work with samples that have varying pH levels, white blood cell counts and fructose concentrations.—
Joanna Thompson,
Scientific American,
14 May 2025
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If someone infected with pertussis coughs or sneezes, tiny droplets are released that contain the bacteria.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
Verb
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For a man who had crossed an ocean from Calabria, Italy, to build a better life, who had poured himself into his family with tireless devotion, this was a full-circle moment.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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The bartender accidentally poured Champagne into the Manhattan, and realizing his clumsy mistake, set it aside.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Or do lawmakers and policymakers genuinely believe the United States can't defend its interests around the world without pouring globs of taxpayer money into a building that fails financial audits on an annual basis?—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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The soft egg contains a glob of orange goo in the middle.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2025
Verb
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As professional tools scale up, the new thresholds of power and capability trickle down into consumer systems.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2025
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Redefining Leadership and Empowerment In a world without desks and doors, culture doesn’t trickle down from the top.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Drip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drip. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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