DRIP
—verb. (-pp-) 1 fall or let fall in drops. 2 (often foll. By with) be so wet as to shed drops. —none. 1 a liquid falling in drops (steady drip of rain). B drop of liquid. C sound of dripping. 2 colloq. Dull or ineffectual person. 3 = *drip-feed. ? be dripping with be full of or covered with. [danish: cf. *drop]