dripping

drip-ping · noun, adjective, verb

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Definitions

noun, adjective, verb

  1. 1.

    Fat that has dripped from roasting meat, used in cooking.

  2. 2.

    Extremely wet; soaking.

  3. 3.

    Falling or letting fall in drops.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    dripping wet — extremely wet, soaked
  • •
    dripping with — having an abundance of something

Related words

Antonyms: dry
See also: drip, soaking, wet
Synonyms: oozing, seeping, trickling

Etymology

From Old English dryppan ("to drop") + -ing (present participle suffix).