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dripping

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drip·ping  (drpng)
n.
1. The act or sound of something falling in drops.
2. The fat and juices exuded from roasting meat, often used in making gravy. Often used in the plural.

dripping
Noun
the fat that comes from meat while it is being roasted
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.drippingdripping - a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
2.dripping - the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him"
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Adv.1.dripping - extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet"
Translations
dripping [ˈdrɪpɪŋ] n (= animal fat) → pringue m
adj dripping wet → calado
dripping [ˈdrɪpɪŋ] ngraisse f de rôti
adj dripping wet → trempé(e)
dripping [ˈdrɪpɪŋ] drip nBratenfett nt
adjtriefend;
I'm dripping drip → ich bin klatschnass (inf);
dripping wet drip → triefnass
dripping [ˈdrɪpɪŋ] n (CULIN) → grasso d'arrosto
adj dripping wet → fradicio(a)


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Life was a rose-lipped comrade With purple flowers dripping from her fingers.
Just then a Lion, his jaws dripping with bullock's blood, approached the Herdsman.
He soon bobbed up, and the shaggy man seized him by his sailor collar and dragged him to the shore, dripping and gasping for breath.
 
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