I. ˈdrip verb
( dripped ; drip·ping )
Etymology: Middle English drippen, from Old English dryppan; akin to Old English dropa drop
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1. : to let fall in drops
a brush dripping paint
2. : to let out or seem to spill copiously
her voice dripping sarcasm
trees dripping Spanish moss
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to let fall drops of moisture or liquid
wet clothes dripping onto the floor
b. : to overflow with or as if with moisture
stories dripping with pop-culture references
toast dripping with butter
2. : to fall in or as if in drops
let the excess drip off
3. : to waft or pass gently
• drip·per noun
II. noun
Date: 1664
1. : a part of a cornice or other member that projects to throw off rainwater ; also : an overlapping metal strip or an underneath groove for the same purpose
2.
a. : a falling in drops
b. : liquid that falls, overflows, or is extruded in drops
a pan to catch drip s
3. : the sound made by or as if by falling drops
4. : a device for the administration of a fluid at a slow rate especially into a vein ; also : a material so administered
5. : a dull or unattractive person
III. adjective
Date: 1895
: of, relating to, or being coffee made by letting boiling water drip slowly through finely ground coffee
drip coffee
a drip pot