Synonyms of dripping

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adjective

as in saturated

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water

dripping shoes left on the porch to dry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saturated
• soaked
• bathed
• soaking
• wet
• washed
• flooded
• saturate
• drenched
• sopping
• sodden
• soggy
• watered
• damp
• waterlogged
• moist
• flushed
• awash
• logged
• bedraggled
• drowned
• soppy
• splashed
• watery
• water-soaked
• doused
• submerged
• overflowed
• dipped
• rinsed
• soused
• steeped
• humid
• aqueous
• hydrated
• irrigated
• inundated
• clammy
• deluged
• dank
• swamped
• boggy
• dunked
• sloppy
• sluiced
• seepy
• dampish
• squashy
• laved
• miry
• wettish
• semimoist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• arid
• unwatered
• waterless
• bone-dry
• waterproof
• watertight
• dehydrated
• baked
• water-resistant
• water-repellent
• hyperarid
• thirsty
• ultradry
• parched
• sunbaked
• droughty
• wrung
• sere
• freeze-dried

dripping

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verb

present participle of drip

as in flowing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flowing
• pouring
• trickling
• sprinkling
• dropping
• distilling
• dribbling
• streaming
• rippling
• bleeding
• rolling
• seeping
• oozing
• weeping
• running
• cascading
• drizzling
• exuding
• discharging
• guttering
• riffling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gushing
• spouting
• spurting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dripping

Adjective

Flavorizer bars sit between the grates and fuel source and catch dripping fat. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Gently squeeze out any excess water so the hair is damp rather than dripping. — Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026

Blood was still dripping from my head and both elbows, and my shirt was soaked in blood, which was now seeping into my pants. — Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026

The witness said the pilot was conscious but not speaking and that fuel was dripping from the fuel tank. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 30 July 2026

The sheer shimmering silver fabric was dripping in tiny sequins and featured a diamond sequin lattice embellishment. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 28 July 2026

Take a monthly walk around the house with TVs and music to actively listen for a toilet running or faucet dripping. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 27 July 2026

Fat dripping into the fire triggers smoke, which ramps up flavor. — Jasmine Thompson, Midwest Living, 25 July 2026

Vance seems to have doubled down on the strategy since then, but each new incident just offers more evidence of his dripping disdain for voters’ intelligence. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Verb

With blood dripping down her face, Vipress was able to power through. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Frequent zoom-ins shown on screens showed sweat dripping down his face, and his hair resembled something similar to a mad scientist after an experiment blows up in their face. — Joseph Hernandez august 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

Sunburned in my memory was the wall of belts, cuffs and chokers dripping gloriously in silver studs. — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Inspectors have previously found toilet paper and human feces in growing fields in Mexico and observed air conditioning units dripping onto crawfish in China. — Julia Ingram, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Sarah answered the door dripping from the bath, wrapped in one of her mother’s bridal-tour evening robes. — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Raw meat should also be stored on a lower shelf to prevent it from defrosting and dripping on the foods below. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026

The note probably wouldn’t have been legible anyway, with the constant blood dripping from my writing hand. — Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026

The shots are busy with equipment—boom mikes, bulb-flashes, wires and cables dripping like innards or snakes, the hungry Cyclopean eye of a mounted camera. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026