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drip-feed

[drip-feed]

noun

  1. intravenous feeding.



drip-feed

noun

  1. another name for drip

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to administer a solution (to someone) by means of a drip-feed

  2. to supply information constantly but in small amounts

  3. informalto fund (a new company) in stages rather than by injecting a large sum at its inception

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a constant supply of small amounts of information

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drip-feed1

1905–10, for earlier sense
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Example Sentences

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“We like to drip-feed viewers throughout so that the whole thing feels like a joined-up experience.”

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A normal pre-season is marked by a drip-feed of individual launches by the teams.

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“The longer this instability and information drip-feed continues, the greater the biosecurity risk.”

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came was a slow drip-feed of bank statements, with no real explanation of Mr Hiller's charges and hardly any receipts.

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The intense appetite only fuelled the tabloid-style drip-feed, even prompting national broadcaster KBS to publish the private conversation Lee had with the female bar staff.

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