Used in a Sentence

drips

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

Editorial note

This post, product, and the fact that it's on the front page drips with cheese.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping.

noun

A drop of a liquid.

verb

(transitive) To let fall in drops.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for drips.

noun

A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping.

noun

A drop of a liquid.

verb

(transitive) To let fall in drops.

verb

(intransitive) To fall one drop at a time.

Example sentences

1

This post, product, and the fact that it's on the front page drips with cheese.

2

The downside to DRiPs as you mentioned is the amount of paperwork you have to do and the difficulty in selling.

3

Bitterness is toxic and it drips from all of your posts in this thread.

4

The misguided superiority complex we seem to maintain up here is petty, and your comment drips of it.

5

The phrase practically drips with condescension, both for Snyder and the man he's replacing.

6

Then you get the drips that escaped if your inverted technique wasn't flawless.

7

This is of course why hospitals put sick patients on dextrose drips.

8

It's clearly a very forced analysis, and, like you said, just drips with cliched, volumeless argument.

9

The heat evaporates the water from the pan, which condenses on the sheet and then runs down and drips off into the collection can.

10

I assume they're not particularly expensive, because people go to the hospital for IV drips whether they're sick or not.

11

Coffee barely drips and if it does into cup I do not pre moisten filter.

12

But I can't stand arrogance, and, to my mind, Ember drips with it.

Quote examples

1

Don't think that a team of magic snowflakes will outshine all the "drips" hanging on.

2

Do you have "mixed feelings" morphine drips for people in intense pain?

3

Sure, maybe the outside of it while folded won't "press up against your leg, soaking your trousers and bag and drips on the already wet floor", but this means the water stays trapped on the inside of the folded creases, leading to mildew and a musty smell, and the rest still "drips on the already wet floor".

Proper noun examples

1

Drips of opaque coloured liquid slowly drop into the container.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use drips in a sentence?

This post, product, and the fact that it's on the front page drips with cheese.

What does drips mean?

A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping.

What part of speech is drips?

drips is commonly used as noun, verb.