dripping
/ˈdɹɪpɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.48 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The use of a drip tip to drip e-liquid directly onto the atomizer of an e-cigarette.
Countable; Uncountable
adj
very wet.
Example Sentences
- "They were pleased because he was not above drinking a cup of tea with them, and when the dawn came and they were still waiting they offered him a slice of bread and dripping; he was not squeamish and could eat most things now with a good appetite."
- "Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof."
- "When dripping, it can be eaiser to flood your atomizer. I suggest to only add the amount of E-liquid that you plan on vaping at that particular moment."
- "I am sure that the whole scene, with its dripping bamboo forest, every tree festooned with fern, orchid and creeper, filled him with disgust—all so different from the deserts and oases of his lost Bokhara."