Dripping — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbˈoʊli/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɪpɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɪpɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛmbˈoʊli/.

Examples

the constant sound of dripping irritated him
Water is dripping from the faucet
dribble oil into the mixture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

drippage soaking drop dribble sopping drip

Parts of Speech

noun	a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
noun	the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop “the constant sound of dripping irritated him”
verb	fall in drops “Water is dripping from the faucet”
verb	let or cause to fall in drops “dribble oil into the mixture”
adverb	extremely wet “dripping wet”

Word Forms

drip	noun	flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
drippings	noun	fat that exudes from meat and drips off while it is being roasted or fried
dribble	noun	flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
drop	noun	a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); ; ; ; --Kipling
dropper	noun	pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tropft

eine Flüssigkeit (wie Wasser), die in Tropfen fließt (wie aus der Dachtraufe eines Hauses)

🇫🇷French

égouttage

un liquide (comme de l'eau) qui coule en gouttes (comme depuis l'avant-toit d'une maison)

🇪🇸Spanish

goteo

un líquido (como agua) que fluye en gotas (como desde el alero de una casa)

🇮🇹Italian

gocciolante

un liquido (come l'acqua) che sgorga in gocce (come dalla grondaia di una casa)

🇳🇱Dutch

druipend

een vloeistof (als water) die in druppels stroomt (zoals uit de dakrand van een huis)

🇵🇹Portuguese

gotejamento

um líquido (como água) que flui em gotas (como do beiral de uma casa)

🇷🇺Russian

капает

жидкость (как вода), стекающая каплями (как с карниза дома)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टपकता

एक तरल (पानी के रूप में) जो बूंदों में बहता है (जैसे घर की छत से)

🇧🇩Bengali

ফোঁটা

একটি তরল (জল হিসাবে) যা ফোঁটা ফোঁটায় প্রবাহিত হয় (বাড়ির ছাঁদ থেকে)

🇮🇳Tamil

சொட்டு சொட்டாக

ஒரு திரவம் (தண்ணீராக) அது துளிகளில் பாயும் (வீட்டின் மேற்புறத்திலிருந்து)

🇮🇳Telugu

చినుకులు

చుక్కలుగా ప్రవహించే ద్రవం (నీటిగా) (ఇంటి చూరు నుండి)

🇮🇳Marathi

थेंब

एक द्रव (पाणी म्हणून) जो थेंबांमध्ये वाहतो (घराच्या ओव्यांप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટપક

એક પ્રવાહી (પાણી તરીકે) જે ટીપાંમાં વહે છે (ઘરના પડખામાંથી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೊಟ್ಟಿಕ್ಕುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಒಂದು ದ್ರವ (ನೀರಿನಂತೆ) ಹನಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಿಯುತ್ತದೆ (ಮನೆಯ ಸೂರುಗಳಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുള്ളി

ഒരു ദ്രാവകം (വെള്ളം പോലെ) അത് തുള്ളികളായി ഒഴുകുന്നു (വീടിൻ്റെ മേൽക്കൂരയിൽ നിന്ന് പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਪਕਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਤਰਲ (ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ) ਜੋ ਬੂੰਦਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਗਦਾ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਘਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਨਦੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹپکنا

ایک مائع (پانی کی طرح) جو قطروں میں بہتا ہے (جیسا کہ گھر کے کنارے سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滴水

滴状流动的液体（如水）（如从屋檐流下）

🇯🇵Japanese

滴る

（家の軒からなど）滴となって流れる液体（水など）

🇰🇷Korean

똑똑

(집 처마에서) 방울방울 흘러내리는 (물 같은) 액체

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhỏ giọt

chất lỏng (như nước) chảy thành từng giọt (như từ mái hiên nhà)

🇹🇭Thai

หยด

ของเหลว (เหมือนน้ำ) ที่ไหลเป็นหยด (เช่นจากชายคาบ้าน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menetes

cairan (seperti air) yang mengalir dalam tetesan (seperti dari atap rumah)

🇵🇭Filipino

tumutulo

isang likido (tulad ng tubig) na dumadaloy sa mga patak (tulad ng mula sa mga sulok ng bahay)

🇲🇾Malay

menitis

cecair (seperti air) yang mengalir dalam titisan (seperti dari cucur atap rumah)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يقطر

سائل (مثل الماء) يتدفق في قطرات (كما من طنف المنزل)

🇮🇷Persian

چکیدن

مایعی (مثل آب) که به صورت قطره ای (از بام خانه) جاری می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

damlayan

(evin saçaklarından olduğu gibi) damlalar halinde akan bir sıvı (su gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

טִפטוּף

נוזל (כמים) הזורם בטיפות (כמו מגג הבית)

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