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dript

dript
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dript]
    • /drɪpt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dript]
    • /drɪpt/

Definitions of dript word

  • verb dript a simple past tense and past participle of drop. 1
  • verb without object dript to let drops fall; shed drops: This faucet drips. 1
  • verb without object dript to fall in drops, as a liquid. 1
  • verb with object dript to let fall in drops. 1
  • noun dript an act of dripping. 1
  • noun dript liquid that drips. 1

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Origin of dript

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English dryppe, Old English dryppan; cf. drop

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Parts of speech for Dript

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dript popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

dript usage trend in Literature

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