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drip¹

  • /ˈdɹɪp/
  • [ˈd̠ɹ̠̈˔ɪp]

Rhymes with -ɪp

Where it comes from

From Middle English drippen, druppen, from Old English drypan, from Proto-Germanic *drupjaną (“to fall in drops, drip”), from Proto-Germanic *drupô (“drop”). Akin to West Frisian drippe (“to drip”),

Dutch druipen, druppelen (“to drip”), German Low German drüppen (“to drip”), German tropfen, tröpfeln (“to drip”), Norwegian Bokmål dryppe, Norwegian Nynorsk drypa (“to drip”).

verb drips · dripping · dripped

  1. intransitive To fall one drop at a time. Listening to the tap next door drip all night drove me mad!
  2. intransitive To leak slowly. Does the sink drip, or have I just spilt water over the floor?
  3. transitive To let fall in drops. After putting oil on the side of the salad, the chef should drip a little vinegar in the oil.
  4. intransitive, usually, with with To have a superabundance of (something). The Old Hall simply drips with masterpieces of the Flemish painters.
  5. impersonal, of the weather To rain lightly; to drizzle. The weather isn't so bad. I mean, it's dripping, but you're not going to get so wet.
  6. intransitive To be wet, to be soaked.
  7. UK, intransitive, slang To whine or complain consistently; to grumble. The Women's Royal Naval Service was integrated with the Royal Navy in November 1993. […] Men interviewed by Public Eye (April, 1994) said they should 'stop dripping about it' and that women should learn to 'take it like a man […]
  8. slang, stative Be impressive or attractive. I'm sorry for drippin', but drip is what I do. And one of these days, I'm gon' get dressed and drip all over you.

drip²

  • /ˈdɹɪp/
  • [ˈd̠ɹ̠̈˔ɪp]

Rhymes with -ɪp

Where it comes from

From Middle English drippe, from the verb (see above). Compare West Frisian drip (“drip”), Dutch drup (“drip”), Danish dryp (“drip”).

(style, swagger): Compare the verb sense "to have a superabundance of valuable things".

noun drips

  1. countable, uncountable A drop of a liquid. I put a drip of vanilla extract in my hot cocoa.
  2. countable, uncountable A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping. the light drip of the suspended oar
  3. countable, uncountable An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream. He's not doing so well. The doctors have put him on a drip.
  4. colloquial, countable, derogatory, uncountable A limp, ineffectual, or uninteresting person. He couldn't even summon up the courage to ask her name... what a drip!
  5. countable, uncountable That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member that projects beyond the rest, and has a section designed to throw off rainwater.
  6. slang, uncountable Style; swagger; fashionable and/or expensive clothing. His drip is looking fine, especially the Supreme t-shirt.

drip³

  • /ˈdɹɪp/
  • [ˈd̠ɹ̠̈˔ɪp]

Rhymes with -ɪp

Where it comes from

Acronym.

noun drips

  1. Alternative letter-case form of DRIP (“dividend reinvestment plan”)

DRIP⁴

noun DRIPs

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of dividend reinvestment plan or dividend reinvestment program

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: trickle, dribble, leakage, leak, perfusion, infusion, gutter, drainage, drain, drop, mark, saline, café, clap, coffee, gout

Translations

Every language

verb to fall one drop at a time

Españolgotear, pintear
日本語滴る shitataru
中文滴 dī, 滴下 dīxià
हिन्दीरिसना risnā, रसना rasnā, टपकना ṭapaknā
Portuguêspingar, gotejar
Françaisgoutter, goutteler, tomber goutte à goutte
Deutschtropfen
Italianogocciolare
Românăpicura
Русскийка́пать kápatʹ, ка́пнуть kápnutʹ
Tiếng Việtnhỏ
العربيةقَطَر qaṭar
עבריתטפטף tiftéf

verb to leak slowly

Españolescurrir
हिन्दीटपकना ṭapaknā, रसना rasnā, रिसना risnā
Portuguêsvazar
Françaissuinter
Deutschlecken
Русскийпротека́ть protekátʹ, течь tečʹ
Tiếng Việtrỉ

verb to let fall in drops

Españolinstilar
Portuguêspingar
Deutschtropfen
Русскийка́пать kápatʹ, нака́пать nakápatʹ

verb to have a superabundance of valuable things

Españoldesbordar
Françaisruisseler, déborder

verb to rain lightly

Deutschnieseln

noun an apparatus that slowly releases a liquid

Españolgoteo, suero
日本語輸液 yueki, 点滴 tenteki
中文輸液 /输液 shūyè, 吊針 /吊针 diàozhēn, 吊瓶 diàopíng
Portuguêsbolsa
Françaisgoutte-à-goutte
DeutschTropf
Italianoflebo
Русскийка́пельница kápelʹnica
עבריתעֵירוּי

noun an ineffectual or uninteresting person

Españolaburro
Portuguêschato
DeutschEinfaltspinsel
Русскийзануда zanuda

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@misc{drip_2026,
  title = {drip},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drip},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}