drip

//drɪp//
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Verb

dripInfinitive
dripPresent tense
drippedPast tense
drippedPast participle
drippingPresent participle
dripsThird-person singular
1

To fall or let fall in drops of liquid.

Water dripped from the faucet.

2

To be so wet that drops of liquid fall continuously.

His clothes were dripping after he got caught in the rain.

Noun

dripSingular
dripsPlural
1

A small drop of liquid.

A drip of water fell from the faucet.

2

The sound or action of liquid falling in drops.

The drip of water from the faucet kept me awake all night.

3

A device that slowly passes a liquid, especially a drug, into a patient's body through a vein.

The nurse connected the drip to the patient's arm.

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