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drippings

drippings is the plural of dripping.

Meaning of dripping

Noun

dripping (countable and uncountable, plural drippings)

  1. Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
    • They were pleased because he was not above drinking a cup of tea with them, and when the dawn came and they were still waiting they offered him a slice of bread and dripping; he was not squeamish and could eat most things now with a good appetite.1915, W.S. Maugham, Of Human Bondage
  2. The sound or action of something that drips.
    • Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof.
  3. The use of a drip tip to drip e-liquid directly onto the atomizer of an e-cigarette.
    • When dripping, it can be eaiser to flood your atomizer. I suggest to only add the amount of E-liquid that you plan on vaping at that particular moment.2010, Mike Sands, Make Your Own E-Liquid, page 15

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Questions about drippings

What is drippings the plural of?
Drippings is the plural of dripping.

Words near drippings in the dictionary

  1. dripping point
  2. dripping points
  3. dripping water hollows a stone
  4. dripping wet
  5. drippingly
  6. drippings
  7. dripple
  8. drippled
  9. dripples
  10. drippling
  11. dripproof

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