[
US
/ˈdɹɪp/
]
[ UK /dɹˈɪp/ ]
[ UK /dɹˈɪp/ ]
NOUN
- (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
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flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
there's a drip through the roof -
the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
the constant sound of dripping irritated him
VERB
-
fall in drops
Water is dripping from the faucet -
let or cause to fall in drops
dribble oil into the mixture
How To Use drip In A Sentence
- In some places it is primeval and wet, where streaky barked eucalyptus strive upwards through dripping mists alive with frog croaks.
- Jake changes overnight from drippy layabout to high roller.
- It will thicken as it sits and the liquid drips through. Times, Sunday Times
- Don't be such a drip! Come and join in the fun.
- Visitors are also to be told not to touch wound dressings, drips and monitors of the person they are visiting.
- Spittle and blood spattered his lips, dripping in my mouth. Brush of Darkness
- The nurse tried to catch drips before they hit the bedspread and wiped his chin after every other spoonful.
- Mild abrasives are used to scour pots and pans, oven interiors, and drip pans.
- But I have to say, I did fast forward through that dreadful speech by the odious brother and through the drippy prayers from the drippy archbish.
- She shaped the space with graceful curves, amended the soil with compost, and installed drip irrigation.
