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dripped

dripped is the simple past and past participle of drip.

Meaning of drip

Verb

drip (third-person singular simple present drips, present participle dripping, simple past and past participle dripped)

  1. (intransitive) To fall one drop at a time.
    • Listening to the tap next door drip all night drove me mad!
  2. (intransitive) To leak slowly.
    • Does the sink drip, or have I just spilt water over the floor?
  3. (transitive) To let fall in drops.
    • After putting oil on the side of the salad, the chef should drip a little vinegar in the oil.
  4. (intransitive, usually) To have a superabundance of (something).
    • The Old Hall simply drips with masterpieces of the Flemish painters.
  5. (impersonal) To rain lightly; to drizzle.
    • The weather isn't so bad. I mean, it's dripping, but you're not going to get so wet.
  6. (intransitive) To be wet, to be soaked.

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Phrases with dripped

Questions about dripped

What is dripped the simple past and past participle of?
Dripped is the simple past and past participle of drip.

Words near dripped in the dictionary

  1. dripline
  2. driplines
  3. dripology
  4. drippage
  5. drippages
  6. dripped
  7. dripped out
  8. dripper
  9. dripperline
  10. dripperlines
  11. drippers

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