Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To dispense (a liquid) using a drip-feed.

  2. (transitive)To administer nutrients, drugs, etc. to (a patient) using a drip-feed.

  3. (figuratively, transitive)To dispense or dole out in very small portions over a period of time.

    We don't fully know what is going on. Right now we're just being drip-fed information.

Forms

drip-feeds, drip-feeding, drip-fed, drip-fed
Base formdrip-feed · to drip-feed
3rd person singulardrip-feeds
Present participledrip-feeding
Past simpledrip-fed
Past participledrip-fed

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydrip-feed
he, she, itdrip-feeds

Past simpleLesson

all personsdrip-fed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave drip-fed
he, she, ithas drip-fed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill drip-feed

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
drinkableB2drinkerdripdrivabledriveA2drivel
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