drip

1. 1.

   flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid

   “there's a drip through the roof”

   Synonymstrickledribble

   Broaderflow

   Narrowerintravenous drip
2. 2.

   the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop

   “the constant sound of dripping irritated him”

   Synonymsdripping

   Broadersound
3. 3.

   (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)

   Synonymsdrip molddrip mould

   Broaderprojection

   Narrowerdripstone

   architecture

1. 1.

   fall in drops

   “Water is dripping from the faucet”

   Broaderdescend
2. 2.

   let or cause to fall in drops

   “dribble oil into the mixture”

   Synonymsdribbledrop

   Broaderpour

Other forms of drip

plural

drips·

past tense or participle

dripped

present participle

dripping

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about drip

What does drip mean?

drip means "flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in drip?

drip has 1 syllable: drip. In IPA it is /ˈdɹɪp/.

What is another word for drip?

Close synonyms include trickle, dribble, dripping, drip mold, drip mould. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is drip a common word?

drip is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.