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dripping

/ˈdɹɪpɪŋ/ noun B1
  1. Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The sound or action of something that drips. (countable, uncountable) · Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof.
  3. The use of a drip tip to drip e-liquid directly onto the atomizer of an e-cigarette. (countable, uncountable)

Plural drippings

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Goodnight.” And before Dantès could open his mouth—before he had noticed where the jailer placed his bread or the water—before he had glanced towards the corner where the straw was, the jailer disappeared, taking with him the lamp and closing the door, leaving stamped upon the prisoner’s mind the dim reflection of the dripping walls of his dungeon.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 77 · C1
Anne flew out of the pantry, dripping dishcloth in hand.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 147 · C1
Anne Shirley, you’re dripping greasy water all over the floor.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 147 · C1
If he goes by road with his legs all dripping, it’s odds that someone will notice him.
The Valley of Fear, p. 31 · C1

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