The foliage dripped with the heavy morning dew.
•Her clothing dripped with seawater as she climbed back onto the deck.
2. Fig. [for someone's speech] to show certain states of mind or attitudes. •Her voice dripped with sarcasm.
•The old lady's voice dripped with sweetness and affection.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
be dripping with something — phrase to have a lot of a particular quality or thing a comment dripping with irony She’s always dripping with jewellery. Thesaurus: to have a particular quality or thingsynonym Main entry: drip … Useful english dictionary
drip — drip1 [ drıp ] verb 1. ) intransitive if a liquid drips, it falls in very small drops: Red paint had dripped on the floor. Sweat was dripping down his face. a ) transitive if you drip a liquid, you make it fall in very small drops: Drip some wax… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drip — I UK [drɪp] / US verb Word forms drip : present tense I/you/we/they drip he/she/it drips present participle dripping past tense dripped past participle dripped 1) a) [intransitive] if a liquid drips, it falls in very small drops Red paint had… … English dictionary
drip-feed — drip ,feed1 verb transitive 1. ) MEDICAL to give food or medicine to someone who is ill through a special piece of equipment with a tube that goes into their body 2. ) to give something to someone slowly, little by little drip feed drip ,feed 2… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drip — drip1 [drıp] v past tense and past participle dripped present participle dripping [: Old English; Origin: dryppan; related to drop] 1.) [I and T] to let liquid fall in drops ▪ The tap s dripping . ▪ Her boots were muddy and her hair was dripping … Dictionary of contemporary English
drip — [[t]drɪ̱p[/t]] drips, dripping, dripped 1) V ERG When liquid drips somewhere, or you drip it somewhere, it falls in individual small drops. [V prep/adv] Sit your child forward and let the blood drip into a tissue or on to the floor... Amid the… … English dictionary
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drip — 1 verb dripped, dripping 1 (I) to produce small drops of liquid: The tap s dripping. | Be careful your paintbrush is dripping. 2 (I, T) to fall or let something fall in very small drops (+ down/from etc): Sweat dripped from his body. | Water was… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
drip-feed — I UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms drip feed : present tense I/you/we/they drip feed he/she/it drip feeds present participle drip feeding past tense drip fed past participle drip fed 1) medical to give food or medicine to someone who is ill… … English dictionary
drip marketing — n. A direct marketing strategy that involves sending out a number of promotional pieces over a period of time to a subset of sales leads. Example Citation: In Cycle 1, sales ready leads are forwarded to the appropriate sales person. Prospects who … New words
Drip Marketing — A strategy employed by many direct marketers where a constant flow of marketing material is sent to customers over a period of time. Drip marketing endeavors to create sales through long term repeat exposure to its recipients of the goods and… … Investment dictionary
