Associations to the word «Dripping»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
DRIPPING, noun. Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
DRIPPING, noun. The sound or action of something that drips.
DRIPPING, verb. Present participle of drip
DRIPPING PAN, noun. A pan for receiving the fat which drips from meat during roasting.
DRIPPING PANS, noun. Plural of dripping pan
Dictionary definition
DRIPPING, noun. A liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house).
DRIPPING, noun. The sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him".
DRIPPING, adverb. Extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.