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dripping

[drip-ing]

noun

  1. the act of something that drips.

  2. Often drippings.

    1. the liquid that drips.

    2. fat and juices exuded from meat in cooking, used for basting, for making gravy, or as a cooking fat.



dripping

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

noun

  1. the fat exuded by roasting meat

  2. (often plural) liquid that falls in drops

“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

adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    dripping wet

“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 dripping1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; drip, -ing 1
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