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Webster 1913 Edition
Dripping
Drip′ping
,Noun.
1.
A falling in drops, or the sound so made.
2.
That which falls in drops, as fat from meat in roasting.
Dripping pan
, a pan for receiving the fat which drips from meat in roasting.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dripping
DRIPPING
,ppr.
DRIPPING
,Noun.
Definition 2024
dripping
dripping
English
Noun
dripping (countable and uncountable, plural drippings)
- Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
- 1915, W.S. Maugham, "Of Human Bondage":
- They were pleased because he was not above drinking a cup of tea with them, and when the dawn came and they were still waiting they offered him a slice of bread and dripping; he was not squeamish and could eat most things now with a good appetite.
- 1915, W.S. Maugham, "Of Human Bondage":
- The sound or action of something that drips.
- Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof.
Translations
fat
Derived terms
Verb
dripping
- present participle of drip