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  • present participle of drip.
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dripping

[drip-ing] / ˈdrɪp ɪŋ /
















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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

An ambulance technician said working in the heat was "vile", while other healthcare workers have said they are "dripping with sweat from head to toe".

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Here soaring horns sit atop dripping, spattered masses, the high polish and sharp points of the parabolic shapes complementing the curvaceous, organically decorated bases below.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

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

He looked into the red and dripping mouth, then leaned inside, farther and farther, till he found what he sought.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Rutte may have just been trying to flatter the notoriously narcissistic president, but Trump’s team lapped it up with the eagerness of a dog going after beef drippings.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2025

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

So we find a creative way to make gravy without turkey drippings.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

Put all of remaining ingredients in soup pot, along with skillet drippings.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2023

Edd cut three thick slices off a stale round of oat bread, stacked them on a wooden platter, covered them with bacon and bacon drippings, and filled a bowl with hard-cooked eggs.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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