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dripping

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verb

present participle of drip
as in flowing
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops water from the leaky roof was dripping all over the floor the cracked bottle dripped wine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dripping
Adjective
  • Some of these areas have already seen a lot of rain from the past week, making the ground very saturated.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 May 2025
  • This diet usually limits foods rich in saturated fats, sugar, and salt.
    Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, Verywell Health, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • Imagine pouring syrup over a rock cake – all the lumps, all the bumps, will determine where the syrup goes and how fast.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In those first heady six months of his tenure, his unbridled ambition had the affection pouring from the terraces to the dugout.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Maintain a safe distance from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2025
  • In heavy rain, allow an additional two seconds of distance to compensate for reduced traction and braking effectiveness. Reduce speed and drive cautiously: On wet roads, slowing down is paramount.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Rain could aid firefighting efforts and saturate dry fuels, reducing their risk of igniting in the future.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Fully saturate mid-lengths to ends, avoiding your scalp entirely.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Trucks travel through a flooded road while exiting from an Amazon delivery station in Carlstadt, New Jersey, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Flood warnings blanketed parts of northwestern Texas and southern Oklahoma on April 26, where more than 2 million people were warned to be ready to move to higher ground and avoid driving through flooded roadways, according to the National Weather Service.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Dripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dripping. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

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