as in flows
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
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Recent Examples of drips
Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
Just be careful not to let any drips seep into the appliance vents.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
Bleach may also cause tools to rust prematurely if it isn’t rinsed off properly, and drips stain your clothes.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
Gold pools out of the deer’s neck and drips onto a delicate saucer adorned with flowers.
—Hazlitt, 23 Dec. 2025
Base State Longevity, meanwhile, offered custom snow polo IV therapy drips, B12 shots, and oxygen therapy.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
For durability, Motorola covers the screens in Corning Gorilla Glass 3, and both devices are IP52 rated to withstand solid particles and water drips.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
In a video of the incident, Tricia lets out a loud scream and winces as the champagne drips from her hair, into her eyes and onto her face.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Hydration clinics, combined with the growing number of med spas offering intravenous vitamin drips, skin care and cosmetic procedures, have ballooned into a $15 billion wellness industry in recent years, according to the American Med Spa Association.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
Arundhati Hazra, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the needles gather fog into dew, which drips onto the roots.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
Each track drips with reverence, yet spellbinds with a signature nocturnal edge, reshaping the familiar into something uniquely the duo’s own.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
The lid distributes the heat evenly while collecting steam that drips back onto the turkey for a flavorful, juicy finish.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
Models hit the runway showcasing the luxury brand’s signature sinuous designs, including the Chandelier style which drips with crystals.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Kristen Scott Thomas, an actress who drips contempt with the acidity of a xenomorph’s blood, doesn’t want to waste time on Roddy’s romantic delusion.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
That information drips out in the regular media but is almost nonexistent on social media.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
After soaking, excess water drips out of the drainage holes.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
Those bright white tees seem to be absolute stain magnets attracting coffee drips, spaghetti sauce spots, and salad dressing splashes.
—Verb
Coffee drips through a metal filter, a slow process that creates a full-bodied cup of coffee.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for drips
Noun
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Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.—
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Anyone who thinks English Heritage sites are run by bores is in for a surprise.—
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Atwood points out all the beads were sewn on by hand and made from glass.—
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Stick with small bins for little items like paintbrushes, beads, or binder clips to keep them from getting lost.—
Verb
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Vera cautions that reactivating Venezuela’s economic growth will be a medium- to-long-term task, but that when the feeling of political change is real, everything flows better, and the feeling of opportunity in the country is real right now.—
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Then, as Venus and the sun move into Aquarius, communication flows more freely, making flirting fun again and conversations easier.—
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Kiritsis is screaming mad and the police’s yawns aren’t helping.—
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Chris and Jason are fun to look at, but their personalities give me an intense case of the yawns.—
Noun
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However, analyzing individual droplets is a tricky task that poses many questions.—
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Once the water droplets from the mister evaporate from plant leaves, that moisture is carried throughout the room.—
Verb
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The nozzle pours a thick stream of concrete while gliding precisely on its course, stacking each layer, one after another, about an inch thick.—
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Jane pours another glass of wine.—
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When the temperature drops below 32 degrees and a glowing snowflake on the dashboard warns of icy roads, my car practically drives itself to Lighthouse Tofu in Annandale.—
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Just bring them indoors when the temperature drops to keep them safe from extended freezes, and put them back on the patio after the last frost.—
Verb
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And that trickles down to the artists who are beginning to lose opportunities.—
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Because that trickles all the way down to junior executives who are hearing this constantly in their meetings.—
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“Drips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drips. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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