drip
Meaning
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- To fall one drop at a time.
- To leak slowly.
- To let fall in drops.
- To have a superabundance of valuable things.
- To rain lightly.
- To be wet, to be soaked.
- (slang) To whine or complain consistently; to grumble.
- (slang) Be impressive or attractive.
Synonyms
fall in drops
drip mold
drip mould
low life
well out
drop of rain
fine rain
ooze out
spot with rain
trickling water
fall drop-by-drop
intravenous drip
molly-coddle
apply in drops
stream down
scum bag
water drop
drip molding
drip channel
water dropper
drip moulding
sonofobitch
crumb bum
smacko
crum-bum
ass maggot
sona'bitch'u
ratink
crum
flow out
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɹɪp/
Etymology
From Middle English drippen, druppen, from Old English dryppan, from Proto-Germanic *drupjaną (“to fall in drops, drip”), from Proto-Germanic *drupô (“drop”). Akin to West Frisian drippe (“to drip”), Dutch druipen, druppelen (“to drip”), German Low German drüppen (“to drip”), German tropfen, tröpfeln (“to drip”), Norwegian Bokmål dryppe, Norwegian Nynorsk drypa (“to drip”).
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