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adjective

Definition of drippingnext
as in saturated
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water dripping shoes left on the porch to dry

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dripping

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verb

present participle of drip
as in flowing
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops water from the leaky roof was dripping all over the floor the cracked bottle dripped wine

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Recent Examples of dripping
Adjective
Even while dripping in haute couture, Edebiri somehow never appears stuffy or unapproachable — quite the opposite. — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 Bleeding Ombré The mix of red and black shades to get you that dripping blood effect in an ombré nail is striking on its own. — Michella Oré, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026 But Haslem was dripping sweat after the Heat’s training camp practices this week at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026 Every visitor must exit through the Blood Room, a gruesomely immersive space whose walls are streaked, smeared, splattered and practically dripping with the red stuff. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 The presentation included dripping silver finger caps that evoked the sensation of touching water. — Virginia Corneli, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 In addition to sagging roofs and mold issues, buyers notice minor maintenance issues, including peeling paint, loose door handles, and dripping faucets, Ryan says. — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 21 Sep. 2026 The new perspective adds a layer of immersion to a series that was already dripping with layers of surreal ambiance. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, the mountain valleys pour their thread-like streams of white water onto the bare earth surfaced by smaller landslides in recent years, leaving it dripping and fresh. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
Amal, 48, opted for a liquid gold off-the-shoulder gown dripping in beaded fringe. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Oct. 2026 In a twist on tailoring, jackets dripping with fringe made their way down the runway at Monse. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Zendaya, who was a nominee for her powerful performance on the HBO drama Euphoria, wore a glamorous Prada gown dripping with crystals that was styled by Law Roach. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 After his friend pulled off his attacker, Sais said he was chased to the Mercantile Saloon, dripping with blood. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 There’s a mysterious liquid dripping from the ceiling next to the changing table. — Zachary Pincus-Roth, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Condensation can look like a hazy fog, water droplets, or streams of water dripping down the window. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026 The build plate is completely flat, which prevents resin from dripping back down into the resin tray. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 With blood dripping down her face, Vipress was able to power through. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dripping
  1. saturated
  2. flowing
  3. soaked
  4. pouring
  5. soaking
  6. trickling
  7. wet
  8. sprinkling
Adjective
  • Yet Netflix's growth has slowed in recent years amid mounting competition from other streaming platforms and a saturated North American market.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Authentic Individualism By 2027, the essential skill communicators need won’t be using AI but maintaining authentic individualism in an AI-saturated world.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of saturated
Verb
  • The administration may find other creative ways to get more diesel flowing to the market.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Money is instead flowing into safer corners of the market such as healthcare and consumer staples, such as Club name Kimberly-Clark .
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of flowing
Adjective
  • In a small 2024 study, participants who consumed 10 grams of soaked basil seeds daily for eight weeks had lower levels of several inflammatory markers.
    — Lindsey DeSoto, HEALTH, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Fortunately for us, there are plenty of ways to mix the two this weekend — from spa deals and rum-soaked revelry to a nostalgic hard rock show or a night of stress-busting belly laughs.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of soaked
Verb
  • Big tech firms in the US are pouring billions into advanced nuclear power to feed energy-hungry artificial intelligence.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Texas Senate race is the most expensive race in the country right now, and Republicans are pouring $200 million to save the nominee there.
    — Jacob Brogan, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of pouring
Adjective
  • Pre-soaking socks in baking soda, vinegar, or oxygen bleach removes stains and brightens whites.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 July 2026
Definition of soaking
Verb
  • The core readings showed that skyrocketing fuel prices, particularly diesel, are trickling down.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Nick Lardis is trickling down the lineup, Byram hasn’t produced enough power-play opportunities, and the forwards outside of the Cole Smith, Ryan Greene and Jordan Greenway line have not been consistent.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of trickling
Adjective
  • Yet Abrams still won’t kvetch about being crammed into a tiny whale-stomach set with a camera crew, while a half-dozen crew members surrounding the practical gut, wielding a gimbal, tossed him around like a wet rag doll.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Not quite land and not quite water, too wet to yield bounty, too dangerous to navigate, too wild to fit into our concept of beauty, bogs were obstacles to human prosperity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of wet
Verb
  • Huberman occasionally mentions other potential peptide risks, like cancer, sprinkling them into advice on how to take them.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
  • At Waxwork, the band got to make the vinyl themselves by sprinkling the dust onto the wax and pressing it.
    — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of sprinkling

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“Dripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dripping. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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