DRIPPING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dripping mean? 

• DRIPPING (noun)
  The noun DRIPPING has 2 senses:

1. a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

2. the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop

  Familiarity information: DRIPPING used as a noun is rare.

• DRIPPING (adverb)
  The adverb DRIPPING has 1 sense:

1. extremely wet

  Familiarity information: DRIPPING used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRIPPING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

drippage; dripping

Hypernyms ("dripping" is a kind of...):

flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))

Sense 2

Meaning:

The sound of a liquid falling drop by drop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

drip; dripping

Context example:

the constant sound of dripping irritated him

Hypernyms ("dripping" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

• DRIPPING (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extremely wet

Synonyms:

dripping; soaking; sopping

Context example:

soaking wet

 Context examples 

Dave and Sol-leks, dripping blood from a score of wounds, were fighting bravely side by side.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

A few great drops came pattering loudly down, and then in a moment the steady swish of a brisk shower, with the dripping and dropping of the leaves.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A sinewy hand, dripping with water, was clutching the rail.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Shivering, dripping, and crying, they got Amy home, and after an exciting time of it, she fell asleep, rolled in blankets before a hot fire.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Yes, you are dripping like a mermaid; pull my cloak round you: but I think you are feverish, Jane: both your cheek and hand are burning hot.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

“Blood for Wilson!” yelled the crowd, and as the smith faced round to follow the movements of his nimble adversary, I saw with a thrill that his chin was crimson and dripping.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

At last he looked round, and saw that the cart was dripping, and the cask quite empty.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

With thumb and forefinger she swept the dripping suds first from one arm and then from the other.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Scientists have solved the riddle behind one of the most recognisable, and annoying, household sounds: the dripping tap.

(What causes the sound of a dripping tap – and how do you stop it?, University of Cambridge)

With nose serrulated by continuous spasms, hair bristling in recurrent waves, tongue whipping out like a red snake and whipping back again, ears flattened down, eyes gleaming hatred, lips wrinkled back, and fangs exposed and dripping, he could compel a pause on the part of almost any assailant.

(White Fang, by Jack London)