dripping

Meanings

• Verb

  The act or sound of liquid falling in drops.

• Noun

  A state or condition of being wet or damp due to dripping.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dripping
dripping , slipping , clipping , gripping , ripping , hipping , tripping , nipping , dipping , tipping

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Variants

List of all variants of dripping that leads to same result
dripping , drippings , drip , dripped , dripper , drippers , drips , dripping wet , dripping/soaking/sopping wet , soaking wet , sopping wet

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Forms

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drips, dripped, dripping

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'dropping' or 'letting fall in drops'. From Old English drincan, to drink, and drippan, past participle of drincan.

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Trivia

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1. The world's largest drip sculpture is located in Marfa, Texas, and is called 'El Cosmos'. It measures over 40 feet tall.

2. In chemistry, a dripper is a device used to add a precise amount of a liquid to a reaction vessel.

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Related Concepts

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1. Rain: Both are forms of liquid falling from the sky.

2. Leak: A dripping leak is a slow, continuous leak.

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Culture

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In literature, dripping is often used to describe a suspenseful or ominous atmosphere, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. In art, drip painting is a technique where paint is dripped onto a canvas to create abstract forms.

How to Memorize "dripping"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a faucet dripping water into a sink, or raindrops falling from a tree.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the sound of water droplets.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence using the word, such as 'The faucet was dripping, keeping me awake all night'.

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