dripping
Americannoun
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the act of something that drips.
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Often drippings.
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the liquid that drips.
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fat and juices exuded from meat in cooking, used for basting, for making gravy, or as a cooking fat.
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noun
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the fat exuded by roasting meat
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(often plural) liquid that falls in drops
adverb
Etymology
Origin of dripping
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; drip, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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He stares at me, whipped cream dripping down the side of his cup in the warm air.
From Literature
The walnuts are soft and buttery and the sugar syrup oozes out, dripping down my chin.
From Literature
Anyone who has sprayed foam on a surface has likely noticed droplets forming and dripping from the bottom.
From Science Daily
A tin of beef dripping that was taken on the first successful Mount Everest expedition has been sold at auction.
From BBC
In concert, she’s powerful, hardly a princess of perfection but gorgeously garish, a fun and funny powerhouse provocateur, dripping in costumes, onstage audience members and sweat.
From Los Angeles Times
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