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drippeth

drippeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

See all 14 meanings of drip

Origin of drippeth

drip + -eth

Questions about drippeth

What is drippeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Drippeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drip.

Words near drippeth in the dictionary

  1. dripped out
  2. dripper
  3. dripperline
  4. dripperlines
  5. drippers
  6. drippeth
  7. drippier
  8. drippiest
  9. drippily
  10. drippin'
  11. drippiness

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