drips 1 of 2

noun

plural of drip
1
as in bores
someone or something boring he's well-meaning, but kind of a drip

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2
as in beads
the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass the faucet leaked one drip after another no matter what I did to try to fix it

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drips

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of drip
as in flows
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops water from the leaky roof was dripping all over the floor the cracked bottle dripped wine

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Recent Examples of drips
Noun
From cooking splatters and coffee drips to grass stains and ink marks, stains are an inevitable part of everyday life. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 25 June 2026 The primary reason for this is preventing scraps and drips from littering the bottom of your oven. — Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 25 June 2026 The entire lobby level, from its white stone flooring and pillars, to the planter boxes that (barely) separate the lounge from the entrance, drips in understated opulence. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 Cheaper options at the same studios include standard IV drips at $99 to $199 and cryotherapy at $50. — Allison Palmer updated June 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 For shoppers comparing options, the cheaper menu items at the same studios include standard IV drips and Restore’s $79 NAD+ bundle. — Allison Palmer updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026 Next Health’s most popular IV membership, at $299 a month, bundles two IV drips, two vitamin shots and monthly access to cryotherapy, infrared LED, hyperbaric oxygen and body composition scans, which is a useful benchmark for how the membership math actually works at a mid-tier clinic. — Allison Palmer updated June 24, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
Verb
In line for the merch booth, sweat drips down our backs. — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 There’s Cassie licking a melting ice cream cone as the ice cream drips down her bare chest. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Apr. 2026 Slime literally drips off them, and there can be an inch or more of slime in the bottom of your cooler. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 The score drips with a sinister ostinato as the rats scurry into every corner of her castle. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026 The beauty of Wembanyama’s performance lies not in the skill displayed, which still drips with novelty because of his height. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 19 May 2026 On the illustrious campus of Kingston College, prestige drips off students, faculty and architecture. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026 Brecka, who is not a doctor, put White on a regimen of supplements, cold plunges, IV drips, and red-light therapy that has left him feeling leaner, more energized, and no longer suffering from sleep apnea. — Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026 The real stars here are John Kander and Fred Ebb, who penned a score that drips with melodic aspiration and lyrical cynicism, and Bob Fosse, whose erotically muscular choreography is the perfect match. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drips
  1. bores
  2. beads
  3. flows
  4. yawns
  5. droplets
  6. pours
  7. globs
  8. drops
Noun
  • Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.
    — MIchelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.
    — Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Definition of bores
Noun
  • The floor-length Maggi dress was delicately hand-embroidered with pink glass cut beads.
    — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Kravitz, who is engaged to Swift’s ex Harry Styles, wore a short mesh black dress with gold, silver and black beads adorned from top to bottom.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of beads
Verb
  • The Composer ties together all aspects of the factory (machines, conveyors, sensors, and logistics flows) into a unified simulation.
    — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
  • To balance the market next year, flows through the strait need only recover to 65% of their pre-conflict level.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of flows
Noun
  • On a recent summer day at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, students ambled through yawns, braces and acne into their creative writing class.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • With that indelible Southern gift for pulling new lingo from thin air, the duo deploy yawns that stretch like bungee over Zaytoven-type keys.
    — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
Definition of yawns
Noun
  • Notably, the blush-pink design was covered in more than 16,000 glass droplets as a nod to Sophia Loren.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026
  • Even small water droplets or airborne debris can damage the protective coatings, radomes, windows, and other critical parts.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
Definition of droplets
Verb
  • In the low-elevation deserts of Eastern California, the sun sits high in the sky during late June and pours energy into the ground for much of the day.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • As the Judgment of Paris turns 50, winemaker Kristy Melton opens Freemark Abbey’s archives, pours historic bottles and reflects on what nearly 140 years of unbroken Napa history still has to say.
    — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of pours
Noun
  • Bathroom sink drains can become clogged from hair, globs of toothpaste, and soapy residue.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 30 May 2026
  • Bieber’s face artfully dotted with globs of lotion.
    — Lucy Feldman, Time, 6 May 2026
Definition of globs
Verb
  • The meeting where energy drops when a certain person walks in.
    — David Salerno, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Part thriller, part horror experience and part interactive film, Unhinged drops players into the middle of a Category 5 hurricane bearing down on South Carolina.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
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“Drips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drips. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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