drip

I. verb (dripped; dripping) Etymology: Middle English drippen, from Old English dryppan; akin to Old English dropa drop Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to let fall in drops <

a brush dripping paint

> 2. to let out or seem to spill copiously <

her voice dripping sarcasm

> <

trees dripping Spanish moss

> intransitive verb 1. a. to let fall drops of moisture or liquid <

wet clothes dripping onto the floor

> b. to overflow with or as if with moisture <

stories dripping with pop-culture references

> <

toast dripping with butter

> 2. to fall in or as if in drops <

let the excess drip off

> 3. to waft or pass gently • dripper noun II. noun Date: 1664 1. a part of a cornice or other member that projects to throw off rainwater; also an overlapping metal strip or an underneath groove for the same purpose 2. a. a falling in drops b. liquid that falls, overflows, or is extruded in drops <

a pan to catch drips

> 3. the sound made by or as if by falling drops 4. a device for the administration of a fluid at a slow rate especially into a vein; also a material so administered 5. a dull or unattractive person III. adjective Date: 1895 of, relating to, or being coffee made by letting boiling water drip slowly through finely ground coffee <

drip coffee

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a drip pot

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