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English Dictionary: dripping by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dripping
adv
  1. extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet" [syn: soaking, sopping, dripping]
n
  1. a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
    Synonym(s): dripping, drippage
  2. the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him"
    Synonym(s): drip, dripping
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Drip \Drip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dripped}or {Dript}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Dripping}.] [Akin to LG. drippen, Dan. dryppe, from a
      noun. See {Drop}.]
      1. To fall in drops; as, water drips from the eaves.
  
      2. To let fall drops of moisture or liquid; as, a wet garment
            drips.
  
                     The dark round of the dripping wheel. --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dripping \Drip"ping\, n.
      1. A falling in drops, or the sound so made.
  
      2. That which falls in drops, as fat from meat in roasting.
  
      {Dripping pan}, a pan for receiving the fat which drips from
            meat in roasting.
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