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dripping

[drip-ing] / ˈdrɪp ɪŋ /
















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“Artists come here from all over the world to be part of it, and there’s so much music dripping out of the honeycomb of this town that I’m in it. I’m in it neck-deep.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

In her “wife school” series, Clark interviewed her new sister-in-law, Katie Voetberg, a prairie dress-clad podcast host and mother of six, about how to avoid being a “nagging wife” and a “constant dripping faucet.”

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Art film” is a bit of a dirty term, frequently offered with a sneer when discussing a work so dripping with pretension that even an Airblade wouldn’t be of any help.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Awww, Jimmy, Jimmy, I thought you wanted to be a pro coach,” Davis, voice dripping with disappointment, told him in 2004 when he learned Harbaugh was leaving his Raiders gig.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

I stand on a step stool and reach as high as I can with the broom to get the wall wet and dripping.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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 they had hulled corn for breakfast, with maple syrup, and sometimes Ma fried the soft kernels in pork drippings.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder


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