dripper

Variant of drip

intransitive verb dripped or dript, dripping

  1. to fall in or as in drops
  2. to let drops of liquid fall
  3. to be so soaked or filled with liquid as to have some trickle down or over

Origin: ME dryppen < OE dryppan, intens. form (< Gmc *drupjan), akin to dreopan (Ger triefen), to drop, drip < IE *dhreub- < base *dhreu-, to break away > dreary

transitive verb

to let fall in drops

noun

  1. a falling in drops; trickling
  2. moisture or liquid falling in drops
  3. the sound made by liquid falling in drops
  4. a channel cut on the underside of a sill, cornice, etc. for carrying off rainwater; also, such a sill, cornice, etc.
  5. Slang a person regarded as unpleasant or insipid
  6. Med. a continuous giving of a solution of salt, sugar, etc., esp. intravenously

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