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Drip   /drɪp/   Listen
Drip

noun
1.
Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid.  Synonyms: dribble, trickle.
2.
The sound of a liquid falling drop by drop.  Synonym: dripping.
3.
(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway).  Synonyms: drip mold, drip mould.
verb
(past & past part. dripped or dript; pres. part. dripping)
1.
Fall in drops.
2.
Let or cause to fall in drops.  Synonyms: dribble, drop.



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... and lean are better mixed, and it is more tender than the rump if it be kept long enough; cut the steaks half an inch thick, beat them a little, have fine clear coals, rub the bars of the gridiron with a cloth dipped in lard before you put it over the coals, that none may drip to cause a bad smell, put no salt on till you dish them, broil them quick, turning them frequently; the dish must be very hot, some slices of onion in it, lay in the steaks, sprinkle a little salt, and pour over them a spoonful of water and one of mushroom catsup, both made boiling ...
— The Virginia Housewife • Mary Randolph

... thing is offensive. The greater part of a German's daily reading matter is undoubtedly sought either in the pages of newspapers, periodicals, or reviews. The language of these journals gradually stamps itself on his brain, by means of its steady drip, drip, drip of similar phrases and similar words. And, since he generally devotes to reading those hours of the day during which his exhausted brain is in any case not inclined to offer resistance, his ear for his native tongue so slowly ...
— Thoughts out of Season (Part One) • Friedrich Nietzsche

... river—above no one dreams of it; the water dashes down several fathoms over the rushing wheel, which threatens to seize our clothes and whirl us away into the circle. The steps on which we stand are slippery: the stone walls drip with water, and only a step beyond the depth appears bottomless! O, thou wilt love this mill as I love it! Again having reached the light of day, and under free heaven, one only perceives the quiet, friendly little house. Dost thou know, Otto, often as ...
— O. T. - A Danish Romance • Hans Christian Andersen

... general or local application of woolen cloths wrung out of hot water. They should not be so light as to be ineffectual, nor so heavy as to be burdensome. They should not be wet enough to drip, nor applied so as to expose the body to the surrounding air. A fresh cloth should be ready for application before the first one is removed, and the change quickly effected. Fomentations are effectual in ...
— The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English • R. V. Pierce

... sleepy," or "I am falling asleep;" this was wrong, as the boiled onions had not had nearly five hours. "Relaxing all my muscles" was rather awkward, as one hand was filling the pillow with hops and the other was "holding a wet sponge," which would drip water on the sheets. Another difficulty was "wafting myself in an imaginary aeroplane" to bring about "a state of oblivion and coma," which I might perhaps have done more easily by putting ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, December 15, 1920 • Various


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