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3 definitions found 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. 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dripping adj 1: having liquid falling in drops; "in the dripping fog"; "the scene where he is singing in the rain in dripping clothes"; "there was little shelter under the dripping trees" 2: wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or blood or tears; "wiped his reeking neck" [syn: {reeking}, {watery}] n : fat that exudes from meat while it is being roasted or fried [syn: {drippings}] adv : extremely; "dripping wet," "soaking wet" [syn: {soaking}, {sopping}]
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