Synonyms for drip
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : drip |
| Phonetic Transcription : drɪp |
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for drip
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