Used in a Sentence

dipped

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dipped.

Editorial note

But that doesn't mean interest really dipped in absolute numbers, it's just different.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

That has been briefly immersed in a liquid.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dipped gathered in one view.

adjective

That has been briefly immersed in a liquid.

adjective

Of headlights: lowered.

adjective

(archaic, colloquial) Caught up in debt; mortgaged.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dipped.

Example sentences

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But that doesn't mean interest really dipped in absolute numbers, it's just different.

2

Think more like, deep fried chicken dipped in some delicious sauce, versus eaten without any sauce.

3

From the paper[1], it sounds like the same linear motion with the film wrapping around to the top: > The sphere is dipped with > its north pole pointing downward.

4

IBM's heavily into research - and has its fingers dipped into a lot of exciting areas.

5

It's either the one made by the dinosaur or the one dipped in barbecue sauce.

6

On the death screen it dipped to 66 a couple times, which is strange since there isn't much going on there.

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The only other candidate would be Carlsen when he dipped to the high 2850s.

8

I've only just dipped my toes into Vimscript but I find Google's Style Guide to be useful.

9

I know they've dipped in popularity over the years, but theirs is the only browser I still trust with my data.

10

But also watch it carefully, in case it is just a goat with one horn sawed off, that has been dyed pink and dipped in glitter.

11

I always try to keep a few fingers dipped into a current Microsoft system.

12

Americans won't tolerate people being dipped in vats of acid.

Quote examples

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There have even been cases[0] where the mods explicitly dipped in and moved comments from one submission to another to avoid the "split discussion" problem.

2

* "The number of applicants to medical school, meanwhile, has dipped to 42,000 from 46,000 in 1997, although it has recovered from a low of 33,000 in 2003." This sentence deserves it's own special multi-paragraph gripe.

3

The wood end table i spray finished sitting next to me could be dipped in acetone, denatured alcohol, whatever, and it wouldn't affect the finish) So yeah, i'm going to go out on a limb and say "apple has to figure out how to use coatings that resist these kinds of things", because it's 100% cheap and trivial.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dipped in a sentence?

But that doesn't mean interest really dipped in absolute numbers, it's just different.

What does dipped mean?

That has been briefly immersed in a liquid.

What part of speech is dipped?

dipped is commonly used as adjective.