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How to pronounce drip in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dripping
Type of sound


the constant sound of dripping irritated him.
Type Words
Synonyms dribble, drop
Type of pour
Type Words
Synonyms dribble, trickle
Type of flow, flowing
Has types intravenous drip
Derivation drippy


there's a drip through the roof.
Type Words
Synonyms drip mold, drip mould
Type of projection
Has types hoodmould, dripstone, hoodmold
Type Words
Type of come down, descend, fall, go down
Verb group drop, dribble
Derivation drippings


Water is dripping from the faucet.

Examples of drip

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She spent most of her time at home in Davie in bed, tethered to a dopamine drip.
From the sacbee.com
Like slow drip irrigation, he delivers information exactly where it needs to go.
From the ocregister.com
Drip irrigation is ideal because it keeps the foliage dry, discouraging disease.
From the cnn.com
The only vein they could find to administer an intravenous drip was in her foot.
From the washingtonpost.com
If the drip is closer to the front of the gutter, water will overflow the front.
From the boston.com
I fertilize all my acid-loving plants at the drip line in spring with Hollytone.
From the post-gazette.com
In the past it wasn't easy to drip-feed small amounts of money into investments.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Cloud shading and fog drip influence the metabolism of a coastal pine ecosystem.
From the sciencedaily.com
Make sure there are drainage holes at the bottom and put a drip tray underneath.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
  • Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"
  • Dribble: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
  • The sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him"
  • (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
  • Drip is a trip hop band from Manila. With an EP independently released in August 2003 and constant live performances, Drip's cult status grew with Manila's musical cognoscenti. Currently, Drip is signed to Terno Recordings. ...
  • (DRIPs) The Mesomycetozoea (or DRIP clade, or Ichthyosporea) are a small group of protists, mostly parasites of fish and other animals.
  • (The drips) The Drips is a punk rock band from Los Angeles, currently signed to White Drugs/Wichita Recordings.
  • A drop of a liquid; An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream (an intravenous drip); A limp, ineffectual, boring or otherwise uninteresting person; To fall one drop at a time; To leak slowly; To put a small amount of a liquid ...