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dripping

/ˈdɹɪpɪŋ/ adjective C2
  1. very wet.
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They were indeed a queer-looking party that assembled on the bank—the birds with draggled feathers, the animals with their fur clinging close to them, and all dripping wet, cross, and uncomfortable.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 15 · B2
But he had a voice as soft as wild honey dripping from a tree, and a skin softer than down.
The Jungle Book, p. 10 · B2
It was then that Bagheera lifted up his dripping chin, and in despair gave the Snake’s Call for protection--“We be of one blood, ye and I”--for he believed that Kaa had turned tail at the last minute.
The Jungle Book, p. 55 · B2
Anne flew out of the pantry, dripping dishcloth in hand.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 147 · C1

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