- present participle of drip.
dripping
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Dodger Stadium is dripping in lore, from Kirk Gibson’s legendary walk-off home run in 1988 to more history, like Shohei Ohtani playing perhaps the greatest game ever last postseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
On Sunday, U.S. striker Folarin Balogun had his red-card suspension revoked through a process that is shrouded in mystery but already dripping with controversy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
"Subconsciously, I didn't want to have natto just dripping from my beard," he said, laughing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
The last of these, with its red-white-and-blue pageantry dripping with patriotic pride, seems to be of particular interest to the president.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
We stood for a few minutes in the dripping dark, and then he listened at the door.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Pour 1 to 2 cups of water or broth into the bottom of the pan prior to roasting to introduce some humidity into the oven and increase the amount of drippings collected.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
Keep the drippings from the sausage in the pan and cook seasoned chicken until almost cooked through.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024
Once the fish is cooked, the drippings are transformed into a delicious sauce enriched with butter and fresh dill.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
It tasted pot-roasty, with the loin simmering in its own juice and the root veggies flavored with fat drippings — comfort food for this wet, dreary weather.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
Sometimes people assume he’s been burned in a fire: his features look like they’ve been melted, like the drippings on the side of a candle.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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