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drip-fed

drip-fed is the simple past and past participle of drip-feed.

Meaning of drip-feed

Verb

drip-feed (third-person singular simple present drip-feeds, present participle drip-feeding, simple past and past participle drip-fed)

  1. (transitive) To dispense (a liquid) using a drip-feed.
  2. (transitive) To administer nutrients, drugs, etc. to (a patient) using a drip-feed.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To dispense or dole out in very small portions over a period of time.
    • We don't fully know what is going on. Right now we're just being drip-fed information.

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Questions about drip-fed

What is drip-fed the simple past and past participle of?
Drip-fed is the simple past and past participle of drip-feed.

Words near drip-fed in the dictionary

  1. drip torches
  2. drip-dried
  3. drip-dries
  4. drip-dry
  5. drip-drying
  6. drip-fed
  7. drip-feed
  8. drip-feeding
  9. drip-feeds
  10. dripfeed
  11. dripfeeds

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