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Adjective dripping has 2 senses

dripping - having liquid falling in drops; "in the dripping fog"; "the scene where he is singing in the rain in dripping clothes"; "there was little shelter under the dripping trees"
Antonym: dry (indirect, via wet)
reeking, dripping, watery - wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or blood or tears; "wiped his reeking neck"
Antonym: dry (indirect, via wet)

Adverbial dripping has 1 sense

soaking, sopping, dripping - extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet"

Noun dripping has 2 senses

dripping, drippage - a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
--₁ is a kind of flow, flowing
drip, dripping - the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him"
--₂ is a kind of sound

Verb drip has 2 senses

drip - fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
--₁ is one way to descend, fall, go down, come down

Derived forms: noun drip₁, noun drippings₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
dribble, drip, drop - let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
--₂ is one way to pour

Derived form: noun drip₁
Sample sentence:
The women drip water into the bowl