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Meanings of dripping in English

Portuguese
ensopado

The sound of a liquid falling drop by drop.

ensopado
Russian
смалец

Animal fat.

смалец

Extremely wet.

A liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

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Examples for "drippage"
Examples for "drippage"
1
They were no doubt impressed by the heated bathroom floor, smartly designed to evaporate shower drippage, and the high-speed internet connection.
The Guardian
Usage of dripping in English
1
Somewhere nearby water was dripping; the air smelled like oil and stone.
The passage
2
With just days now left in it, stress is dripping off everyone.
Radio NZ
3
Water could be seen dripping down between his fingers: he was washing.
The street philosopher
4
Temeraire had just spread out his wings; they were still dripping water.
His Majesty’s Dragon
5
He hesitated a moment, listening to the water dripping in the background.
Dogs of war
6
In a second there was no sound but water dripping, distant laughter.
The Hyperion Cantos
7
Put in the dripping pan three bottles or more of red wine.
Joe Tilden's Recipes for Epicures
8
Skim the lard or dripping always before you put in the fish.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
9
I awoke to dim red light and the sound of water dripping.
The Hyperion Cantos
10
Through the close tracery of the branches the dripping trees dropped water.
Jean-Christophe Journey's End
11
Another droplet of water hangs suspended a millimeter beneath Raul's dripping chin.
The Hyperion Cantos
12
I came in from my run just this second, and I'm dripping.
The hellfire club
13
I won't have her dripping down that good dress I paid for.
The Oracle Glass
14
She felt the water dripping down her neck and in her boots.
The Captives
15
Season with sage, thyme, salt and pepper; then put in a dripping-pan.
365 Foreign Dishes / A Foreign Dish for Every Day in the Year
16
Branches and leaves were dripping, and the drive was muddy in patches.
O+F
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Portuguese
ensopado
Dripping through the time
Dripping across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
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