dripping
Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meatSolid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
» Clarified butter, vegetable oils, bacon drippings or lard are commonly used fats.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
Bratenfett
(countable, uncountable)The sound or action of something that drips.
Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof.
the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
(countable, uncountable)The use of a drip tip to drip e-liquid directly onto the atomizer of an e-cigarette.
Examples
1 sentencesClarified butter, vegetable oils, bacon drippings or lard are commonly used fats.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: drippingsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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