as in flows
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 drips
Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Be very quick to wipe away any drips that run onto the wood cabinet surface to prevent staining.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
And the spa features pre- and post-race treatments, including cryotherapy, special IV drips and CBD massages.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Bleach may also cause tools to rust prematurely if it isn’t rinsed off properly, and drips stain your clothes.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
Gold pools out of the deer’s neck and drips onto a delicate saucer adorned with flowers.
—Hazlitt, 23 Dec. 2025
Base State Longevity, meanwhile, offered custom snow polo IV therapy drips, B12 shots, and oxygen therapy.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
For durability, Motorola covers the screens in Corning Gorilla Glass 3, and both devices are IP52 rated to withstand solid particles and water drips.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
The Super Bowl always drips with intrigue, including the path plowed by teams that before the season were listed as 60-1 odds to get here.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
If liquid drips onto the gasket, clean it immediately, says Evans.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026
That last line drips with disdain and is incredibly effective.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
If the Canucks can make this losing count over the next few years and assemble a critical mass of talent with the sort of character and skill that drips off this young Canadiens side, then the organization has a chance to build something magical.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Water collected in the mesh drips down and is collected into troughs.
—Daniella Garcia Almeida, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Coffee drips through a metal filter, a slow process that creates a full-bodied cup of coffee.
—Arundhati Hazra, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Each track drips with reverence, yet spellbinds with a signature nocturnal edge, reshaping the familiar into something uniquely the duo’s own.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
Noun
Leave it uncleaned, and fallen crumbs and drips could pose fire hazards.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Be very quick to wipe away any drips that run onto the wood cabinet surface to prevent staining.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
And the spa features pre- and post-race treatments, including cryotherapy, special IV drips and CBD massages.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Bleach may also cause tools to rust prematurely if it isn’t rinsed off properly, and drips stain your clothes.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
Gold pools out of the deer’s neck and drips onto a delicate saucer adorned with flowers.
—Hazlitt, 23 Dec. 2025
Base State Longevity, meanwhile, offered custom snow polo IV therapy drips, B12 shots, and oxygen therapy.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
For durability, Motorola covers the screens in Corning Gorilla Glass 3, and both devices are IP52 rated to withstand solid particles and water drips.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
The melter sits over a sewer line, idling while heating the snow to thirty-eight degrees, barely above freezing, and drips the water directly into a drain.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
The Super Bowl always drips with intrigue, including the path plowed by teams that before the season were listed as 60-1 odds to get here.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
If liquid drips onto the gasket, clean it immediately, says Evans.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026
That last line drips with disdain and is incredibly effective.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
If the Canucks can make this losing count over the next few years and assemble a critical mass of talent with the sort of character and skill that drips off this young Canadiens side, then the organization has a chance to build something magical.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Water collected in the mesh drips down and is collected into troughs.
—Daniella Garcia Almeida, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Coffee drips through a metal filter, a slow process that creates a full-bodied cup of coffee.
—Arundhati Hazra, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Each track drips with reverence, yet spellbinds with a signature nocturnal edge, reshaping the familiar into something uniquely the duo’s own.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drips
Noun
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Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Anyone who thinks English Heritage sites are run by bores is in for a surprise.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But while gold was the highest-value good that attracted much of the attention, particularly from outside Africa, the routes also carried other items that were valued at the time, including glass beads, ceramics, and copper alloys.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The team also developed a proprietary nozzle that produces core-and-sheath beads.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Decline, and the money flows to other states, taking tens of millions in tutoring and academic support with it.—
Shlomo Soroka,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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More than a third of founders were women, a signal of inclusion in an industry where capital still overwhelmingly flows to men.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The oohs and aahs over a 100-mph pitch have been replaced by yawns.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2026
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Chris and Jason are fun to look at, but their personalities give me an intense case of the yawns.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Both machines fire powerful lasers at molten tin droplets in a vacuum, which create plasma that emits EUV light.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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The tiny liquid droplets in the fog can freeze instantly to any surface, including vehicles and road surfaces.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And Hanceville’s fate is as murky as the fog that pours in at night, blotting out buildings and blackening the road ahead.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Cerveny said this means that warm air from the tropics and subtropics moves northward over the western half of the country (making the Southwest hot) and cold air pours south from the arctic into the eastern half of the country (making the East cold).—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The collection drops on Moschino’s e-commerce platform and at its flagship on Milan’s Via Spiga on Friday.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Those gains marked a stunning reversal from their near double-digit percentage point drops this week.—
Liz Napolitano,Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Mascara trickles down her cheeks.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Although there have been no further demonstrations in Iran for days, the death toll reported by activists has continued to rise as information trickles out despite the most comprehensive internet blackout in Iran’s history, which has now lasted more than two weeks.—
Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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