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Antonyms for drip

Grammar : Verb
Spell : drip
Phonetic Transcription : drɪp

Definition of drip

Origin :
  • c.1300, perhaps from Middle Danish drippe, from Proto-Germanic *drup- (cf. Dutch druipen, German triefen), from PIE root *dhreu-. Related to droop and drop. Old English had cognate drypan "to let drop," dropian "fall in drops," and dreopan "to drop." Related: Dripped; dripping.
  • verb drop, trickle
Example sentences :
  • The only sound to be heard was the drip of the chicken juice falling into the pan.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • On the other hand, he had told her to keep in the dry, and the porch was beginning to drip.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • The sun was fierce, the land seemed to glisten and drip with steam.
  • Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
  • The drip of the fog from the eaves was the only break in the stillness.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • Mingling with these is the pleasant drip, drip of the falling water.
  • Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
  • And no holding the balls under the drip of the kitchen roof!
  • Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett
  • In a lower tone he added, "And I'll teach him to put snowballs in the drip!"
  • Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett
  • The hours seemed to drip away like minutes while I watched her.
  • Extract from : « The Worlds of If » by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
  • Then my own breathing and the drip of my clothes were all that disturbed the lodge.
  • Extract from : « Lords of the North » by A. C. Laut
  • But I can see nothing; I only hear the drip, drip, and splashing of water.
  • Extract from : « A Boy's Voyage Round the World » by The Son of Samuel Smiles

Synonyms for drip

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