Wondering how to use Drip in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as dribble or drop.
Drip in a sentence
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Drip meaning
- To fall one drop at a time.
- To leak slowly.
- To let fall in drops.
Synonyms of Drip
Using Drip
- The main meaning on this page is: To fall one drop at a time. | To leak slowly. | To let fall in drops.
- Useful related words include: dribble, drop, come down, go down.
- In the example corpus, drip often appears in combinations such as: drip drip, the drip, drip irrigation.
Context around Drip
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 12 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Drip
- In this selection, "drip" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, slow, methodical, excruciating, irrigation, near and taste stand out and add context to how "drip" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the drip drip drip of and a methodical drip drip drip. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "drip" sits close to words such as adani, ardern and birthplace, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with drip
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Iczer: ChimpNipples: The slow drip, drip, drip of justice. (9 words)
Add the vanilla drip by drip (taste as you go). (10 words)
Never mind drip, drip, drip–this is more like wave, tubular, tsunami! (12 words)
So if the media leak-leak-drip-drip out tomorrow that he said something disparaging about Jews — and they have done so several times since he first sought the presidency — would I care? (33 words)
Drip irrigation was just becoming widely accepted 70 years ago when Bowsmith founder Al Smith noticed the limited reach of the drip emitters recently installed in the family’s citrus orchard near Strathmore. (33 words)
A firefighter from an Alaska smoke jumper unit uses a drip torch to set a planned ignition on a fire burning near a highway in northern British Columbia, Canada on July 11, 2023. (33 words)
So if the media leak-leak-drip-drip out tomorrow that he said something disparaging about Jews — and they have done so several times since he first sought the presidency — would I care? (33 words)
Never mind drip, drip, drip–this is more like wave, tubular, tsunami! (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
A wet swimsuit dries with a methodical drip, drip, drip near packages of bottled water stacked in reserve.
The other is the chaotic unraveling taking place among Democrats back in Washington, with the drip-drip-drip of congressional statements calling for Mr. Biden to end his candidacy.
And drip, drip, drip - there's fiery drips of plastic coming through the roof above me.
And make no mistake about it, the drip drip drip of evidence is going to keep coming out with each new revelation.
Iczer: ChimpNipples: The slow drip, drip, drip of justice.
There was a slow drip, drip, drip as the Boris sculpture began to melt.
And yet I distinctly recall the excruciating drip-drip-drip of the Hart calamity.
Never mind drip, drip, drip–this is more like wave, tubular, tsunami!
The cheapest was the ‘Basic Hydration Drip’ for €115 and the costs went up to €260 for a ‘Hair Health Drip’.
For a few years now, there has been a steady drip-drip of articles in the style press exclaiming that skinniness is back in fashion, that “”.
Add the vanilla drip by drip (taste as you go).
But a string of Tory MPs raised concerns about the drip-drip of restrictions.
So if the media leak-leak-drip-drip out tomorrow that he said something disparaging about Jews — and they have done so several times since he first sought the presidency — would I care?
Drip irrigation was just becoming widely accepted 70 years ago when Bowsmith founder Al Smith noticed the limited reach of the drip emitters recently installed in the family’s citrus orchard near Strathmore.
Common shares issued pursuant to the DRIP in connection with the announced dividend will be issued from treasury at a 1% discount from the market price, as defined in the DRIP.
Guides tell the story as, drip by drip, stalactites grow from spaghetti-thin strands to sequoia-like stone pillars.
Normally, your sinus doesn't drip, but when there's inflammation, either viral or bacterial, it can cause a drip from your sinus into your throat.
Unlike standard drip irrigation, the spacing of emitters in the drip pipe is not critical as the geotextile moves the water along the fabric up to 2 m from the dripper.
A few weeks ago, we made the call to focus our ongoing efforts on DRiP,” Norby added in his post.
A firefighter from an Alaska smoke jumper unit uses a drip torch to set a planned ignition on a fire burning near a highway in northern British Columbia, Canada on July 11, 2023.
Common combinations with drip
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- drip drip 24×
- the drip 21×
- drip irrigation 16×
- to drip 13×
- drip of 11×
- drip coffee 9×
- drip and 9×
- drip tray 8×
- iv drip 7×
- and drip 6×