dripping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɪpɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪpɪŋ

Noun

dripping (countable and uncountable, plural drippings)

1. 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.

2. The sound or action of something that drips.

   Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof.

3. The use of a drip tip to drip e-liquid directly onto the atomizer of an e-cigarette.
   • 2010, Mike Sands, Make Your Own E-Liquid, page 15:

     When dripping, it can be eaiser to flood your atomizer. I suggest to only add the amount of E-liquid that you plan on vaping at that particular moment.

Derived terms

• dripping cake
• dripping pan

 

Translations

fat

• Finnish: rasva (fi), paistoliemi
• French: dégoulinade (fr) f, ruissellement (fr) m
• Galician: pingo (gl) m
• German: Bratenfett n
• Greek: τσιγαρίδα (el) f (tsigarída)
• Maori: hinu kau
• Norman: graîsse dé boeuf f
• Portuguese: chorume (pt) m
• Spanish: chorreo (es) m
• Vietnamese: ròng ròng (vi)
• Welsh: diferion cig

Verb

dripping

1. present participle and gerund of drip