Synonyms of drips

drips 1 of 2

noun

plural of drip

1

as in bores

someone or something boring

he's well-meaning, but kind of a drip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bores
• yawns
• drags
• snoozes
• snoozers
• droners
• yawners
• nudniks
• dullsvilles
• pills
• downers
• bromides
• bummers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blasts
• gases
• rushes
• kicks
• uppers

2

as in beads

the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass

the faucet leaked one drip after another no matter what I did to try to fix it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beads
• droplets
• globs
• drops
• globules
• trickles
• blobs
• tears
• driblets
• raindrops
• dewdrops
• spatters
• gobbets
• dribbles
• teardrops

drips

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of drip

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flows
• pours
• drops
• trickles
• sprinkles
• dribbles
• streams
• distills
• ripples
• bleeds
• seeps
• rolls
• runs
• drizzles
• oozes
• cascades
• weeps
• exudes
• discharges
• gutters
• riffles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gushes
• spouts
• spurts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drips

Noun

Set casseroles, cakes, pies, meat, and other full dishes that have the potential to overflow on a sheet pan so any drips will be contained rather than spilling onto the racks and the oven floor. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Be sure to wash your feeder twice a week, both inside and out, and check for drips or leaks. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

Butter that melts and drips down the side of the dough while baking can impact the pastry’s ability to rise. — Martha Stewart, 15 Aug. 2026

Tubman is all but indecipherable, roughly limned with white paint and covered by red, black, and yellow smudges and drips. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

After an overnight rest in the refrigerator, the dough is rolled, filled, sliced, and baked in muffin tins, whose individual cups catch any drips from the bubbling filling to create the signature crisp, sticky bottoms and dramatic spirals. — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026

Janet grabbed a roll of paper towels, ready to clean up the dirty drips that ran across her kitchen floor. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Aquor provides a cleaner, smarter approach to outdoor water use with a leak-free, frost-free connection that can reduce drips, hassle, and long-term maintenance. — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Be sure to put another piece of cardboard to catch drips that may show up hours later. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

Verb

Massage tools now sit alongside health trackers and IV drips as one of the discretionary categories where younger consumers are outspending everyone else. — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

The score drips with a sinister ostinato as the rats scurry into every corner of her castle. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026

One recurring image is from her first album cover, depicting her smiling face as blood drips down her forehead. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 July 2026

Brecka, who is not a doctor, put White on a regimen of supplements, cold plunges, IV drips, and red-light therapy that has left him feeling leaner, more energized, and no longer suffering from sleep apnea. — Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026

The beauty of Wembanyama’s performance lies not in the skill displayed, which still drips with novelty because of his height. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 19 May 2026

The real stars here are John Kander and Fred Ebb, who penned a score that drips with melodic aspiration and lyrical cynicism, and Bob Fosse, whose erotically muscular choreography is the perfect match. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026

There’s Cassie licking a melting ice cream cone as the ice cream drips down her bare chest. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Apr. 2026

On the illustrious campus of Kingston College, prestige drips off students, faculty and architecture. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026