dripping

dripping

English

Pronunciation

• 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.

Derived terms

• dripping pan

Translations

fat

Finnish: rasva (fi), paistoliemi French: dégoulinade (fr) f, ruissellement (fr) m Greek: τσιγαρίδα (el) f (tsigarída) Maori: hinu kau

Norman: graîsse dé boeuf f Portuguese: chorume (pt) m Spanish: chorreo (es) m

Verb

dripping

1. present participle of drip