drip

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
  2. noun the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
  3. noun (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)

Etymology

From Middle English drippen, druppen, from Old English drypan, from Proto-Germanic *drupjaną (“to fall in drops, drip”), from Proto-Germanic *drupô (“drop”). Akin to West Frisian drippe (“to drip”), Dutch druipen, druppelen (“to drip”), German Low German drüppen (“to drip”), German tropfen, tröpfeln (“to drip”), Norwegian Bokmål dryppe, Norwegian Nynorsk drypa (“to drip”).

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Synonyms

trickle, dribble

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