drips 1 of 2

plural of drip
1
as in bores
someone or something boring he's well-meaning, but kind of a drip

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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

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drips

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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

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Noun
  • There might be something undeniably satisfying about working up a sweat, watching the droplets roll down your skin and leaving you with a red-faced glow.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
  • While white adipose tissue has one large fatty droplet, brown tissue has many tiny droplets, and lots of mitochondria.
    Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Standout pours included Château La Branne, Château D’Arsac, Château Le Crock, Château Paveil de Luze, Château Mongravey, and Château du Taillan.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
  • At Seattle's Paper Fan, a BA Best New Bar 2024 pick, a bartender pours a mixed drink into a glass.
    Joey Skladany, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Drips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drips. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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