dripping

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

dripping
    adv 1: extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet" [syn:
           {soaking}, {sopping}, {dripping}]
    n 1: a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves
         of house) [syn: {dripping}, {drippage}]
    2: the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant
       sound of dripping irritated him" [syn: {drip}, {dripping}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dripping \Drip"ping\, n.
   1. A falling in drops, or the sound so made.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. That which falls in drops, as fat from meat in roasting.
      [1913 Webster]

   {Dripping pan}, a pan for receiving the fat which drips from
      meat in roasting.
      [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Drip \Drip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dripped}or {Dript}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Dripping}.] [Akin to LG. drippen, Dan. dryppe, from a
   noun. See {Drop}.]
   1. To fall in drops; as, water drips from the eaves.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To let fall drops of moisture or liquid; as, a wet garment
      drips.
      [1913 Webster]

            The dark round of the dripping wheel. --Tennyson.
      [1913 Webster]

[email protected]