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单词 dripping
释义

dripping

noun

drip·​ping ˈdri-piŋ How to pronounce dripping (audio)
: fat and juices drawn from meat during cooking
often used in plural

Example Sentences

He cooked a turkey and made gravy from the drippings. Pour the dripping from the pan.
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

dripping 1 of 2

adjective

as in saturated
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water dripping shoes left on the porch to dry

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • saturated
  • wet
  • bathed
  • saturate
  • washed
  • soaked
  • soaking
  • drenched
  • flooded
  • sopping
  • sodden
  • soggy
  • damp
  • watered
  • doused
  • flushed
  • moist
  • awash
  • waterlogged
  • splashed
  • drowned
  • dowsed
  • bedraggled
  • submerged
  • logged
  • soppy
  • watery
  • overflowed
  • water-soaked
  • rinsed
  • soused
  • dipped
  • steeped
  • deluged
  • inundated
  • swamped
  • humid
  • dunked
  • sluiced
  • aqueous
  • irrigated
  • hydrated
  • clammy
  • laved
  • dank
  • seepy
  • boggy
  • sloppy
  • dampish
  • wettish
  • miry
  • squashy
  • semimoist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dry
  • arid
  • unwatered
  • waterless
  • watertight
  • waterproof
  • dehydrated
  • baked
  • thirsty
  • ultradry
  • hyperarid
  • bone-dry
  • wrung
  • sunbaked
  • sear
  • parched
  • droughty
  • sere
  • water-repellent
  • water-resistant
  • freeze-dried
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dripping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of drip
as in flowing
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops water from the leaky roof was dripping all over the floor the cracked bottle dripped wine

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • flowing
  • pouring
  • trickling
  • sprinkling
  • dropping
  • dribbling
  • distilling
  • rippling
  • oozing
  • streaming
  • seeping
  • bleeding
  • rolling
  • weeping
  • drizzling
  • cascading
  • running
  • exuding
  • guttering
  • discharging
  • riffling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gushing
  • spurting
  • spouting
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