What does dripping mean?
Definitions for dripping
ˈdrɪp ɪŋdrip·ping
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Princeton's WordNet
dripping, drippagenoun
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
drip, drippingadverb
the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
"the constant sound of dripping irritated him"
soaking, sopping, drippingadverb
extremely wet
"dripping wet"; "soaking wet"
Wiktionary
drippingnoun
Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
Webster Dictionary
Dripping
of Drip
Drippingnoun
a falling in drops, or the sound so made
Drippingnoun
that which falls in drops, as fat from meat in roasting
Freebase
Dripping
Dripping, also known usually as beef dripping or, more rarely, as pork dripping, is an animal fat produced from the fatty or otherwise unusable parts of cow or pig carcasses. It is similar to lard, tallow and schmaltz.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dripping in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dripping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of dripping in a Sentence
People love to tear you off your pedestal, just 'cause you’re really rich or you’re the best at tennis or you go to a charity event with 200 kids even though you’re dripping with COVID.
If we can make skin care as easy and delicious as drinking a Red Bull, I thought, people would use it more, people resist putting cream on their skin because they don’t like the greasy feel and smell. Athletes don’t like sunscreen dripping in their eyes.
We have a situation where we're looking very strongly at sinks and showers and other elements of bathrooms where you turn the faucet on -- and in areas where there's tremendous amounts of water, where the water rushes out to sea because you could never handle it, and you don't get any water, you turn on the faucet and you don't get any water. They take a shower and water comes dripping out. Just dripping out, very quietly dripping out. People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times, as opposed to once.
Listen. Do not have an opinion while you listen because frankly, your opinion doesn't hold much water outside of Your Universe. Just listen. Listen until their brain has been twisted like a dripping towel and what they have to say is all over the floor.
We need water in our everyday lives, but so do the pests, even small amounts dripping from an air conditioner unit may attract wasps that are foraging for water. Water that has soaked into wood is attractive to termites. Downspouts and gutters that are holding water can be perfect habitats for mosquitoes. A dripping faucet may attract rodents, especially if it has been dry and there are n’t other water sources around.
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