Definition

1. Noun:

   • A small drop of liquid: A tiny, individual quantity of a liquid that falls or forms.
   • The sound or action of liquid falling in drops: The repetitive sound or the process of liquid falling drop by drop.
   • (Architecture) A protective projection: A part of a sill, cornice, or molding designed to direct rainwater away from a wall or opening.

2. Verb:

   • To fall in drops: To fall in small, individual quantities of liquid.
   • To let liquid fall in drops: To cause a liquid to fall slowly in small drops.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • A drip of water fell from the leaky tap.
  • The constant drip from the faucet kept me awake.
  • The window has a stone drip to protect the wall below.

• Verb:

  • Water began to drip from the ceiling after the storm.
  • Drip the oil slowly into the vinegar while whisking to make an emulsion.

Advanced Usage

• "to be dripping with something": To be covered or heavily adorned with something, often implying excess.

  • The cake was dripping with chocolate sauce.
  • Her voice was dripping with sarcasm.

• "drip-dry" (adjective/verb): (Of fabric or clothing) designed to dry without creases if hung up while wet.

  • I packed a drip-dry shirt for the trip.

Variants and Related Words

• Dripping (noun/adjective): 1. (noun) Fat that has melted and dripped from roasting meat. 2. (adjective/adverb) Extremely wet.

  • We used the dripping from the roast to make gravy.
  • He came in from the storm, dripping wet.

• Drippy (adjective, informal): 1. Tending to drip; wet. 2. Excessively sentimental or weak.

  • The paint was still drippy.
  • I can't stand those drippy love songs.

Synonyms

• Noun (drop): bead, droplet, globule.
• Verb (to fall in drops): dribble, trickle, leak, plop.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Drip with: To be full of or covered with a liquid or a quality (often figurative).
  • The report drips with bias.
• Drip-feed (verb): To supply something gradually and in small amounts.
  • The company drip-fed information to the press.

Related Idioms

• A drip (noun, informal): A boring, weak, or annoying person.
  • He's a bit of a drip; he never wants to do anything fun.
• Drip, drip, drip: Used to describe a slow, persistent, and often negative influence or accumulation.
  • The drip, drip, drip of negative news began to affect morale.

Noun

1. (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
2. the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
   • the constant sound of dripping irritated him
3. flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
   • there's a drip through the roof

Verb

1. let or cause to fall in drops
   • dribble oil into the mixture
2. fall in drops
   • Water is dripping from the faucet