drip

Phonetic

US /drɪp/UK /drɪp/

Translations

VERBTo fall one drop at a time., To leak slowly., To let fall in drops., To have a superabundance of valuable things., To rain lightly., To be wet, to be soaked., To whine or complain consistently; to grumble.
NOUNA drop of a liquid., A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping., An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream., A limp, ineffectual, or uninteresting person., That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member, which projects beyond the rest, and has a section designed to throw off rainwater., Style; swagger; fashionable and/or expensive clothing., A dividend reinvestment program; a type of financial investing., Acronym of dividend reinvestment plan or dividend reinvestment program.

Variants

  • drips: Third Person Singular, Plural
  • dripping: Present Participle
  • dripped: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

  • While espresso has received the lion's share of such attention, physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have investigated the physics behind brewing so-called "pour-over" coffee, in which hot water is poured over coffee grounds in a filter within a funnel-shaped cone and allowed to percolate and drip into a cup below.

    Source:arstechnica.com

  • Feeds refresh on a cron(克龙(时间单位) job, and there's no push, no popups, no dopamine(多巴胺) drip(滴灌)

    Source:www.reddit.com

  • Feeds refresh on a cron(克龙(时间单位) job, and there's no push, no popups, no dopamine drip(滴灌).

    Source:www.reddit.com

  • Feeds refresh on a cron(克龙(时间单位) job, and there's(有) no push, no popups, no dopamine(多巴胺) drip(滴灌).

    Source:www.reddit.com

  • We also love getting our daily dose of caffeine from a large cup in the morning from a drip coffee maker, a pick-me-up cold brew mid-afternoon, a post-dinner cappuccino and even an additional cup while on the go from a portable coffee maker.

    Source:edition.cnn.com

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