Definitions

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  • noun a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

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Examples

  • After drippage he clothed himself and looked at himself in a smeared mirror.

    Green Dust Jeffrey S. Callico 2011

  • After drippage he clothed himself and looked at himself in a smeared mirror.

    Green Dust Jeffrey S. Callico 2011

  • Actually, when we eat at Olive Garden (which is quite frequently, especially when there is a long wait at our beloved Applebees, if such things inoculate you) the otherwise unfortunate drippage that Elizabeth (his name for this blow up doll, of whom I must confess some jealousy) mentions in her comments above actually improves the taste of some (but not all) of the never-ending pasta bowl sauces.

    Beacon’s Burger Bar Attempts to Gain Coveted Midtown Lunch Status | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2008

  • Because my skin isn't very sensitive, ** I used the Lysol wipes to remove excess dye drippage, and it mostly worked all right on my skin (except for on my chest and stomach) ... but not so much on the hard surfaces in the bathroom.

    lessons in hair dye the_mercury 2007

  • Put it back in the basket, and into some sort of container to catch further drippage, and refrigerate.

    Toast: Lindy 2007

  • So the manager's last best guess before leaving was that there was a micro-leak in the roof and that drippage was spilling between the walls of my apartment and my next-door neighbor's place ... down into the galley of the man below.

    Of leaky ceilings and outrageous plumbing 2007

  • Put it back in the basket, and into some sort of container to catch further drippage, and refrigerate.

    Ricotta Salata Lindy 2007

  • We'll see if the ice dams cause internal drippage - fingers are crossed.

    Merry Frikkin' Christmas Rogers 2007

  • Put it back in the basket, and into some sort of container to catch further drippage, and refrigerate.

    cheese Lindy 2007

  • Then she zipped off into the night, and I got tired of standing in the drippage so I went to chill inside the vehicle until it was time to leave.

    The Great Marching Band Meet 2004

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