drip
Because it is a word with a single syllable, drip is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofdrip
- To fall one drop at a time.
Example: "Listening to the tap next door drip all night drove me mad!"
- To leak slowly.
Example: "Does the sink drip, or have I just spilt water over the floor?"
- To let fall in drops.
Example: "After putting oil on the side of the salad, the chef should drip a little vinegar in the oil."
- (usually with with) To have a superabundance of valuable things.
Example: "The Old Hall simply drips with masterpieces of the Flemish painters."
- (of the weather) To rain lightly.
Example: "The weather isn't so bad. I mean, it's dripping, but you're not going to get so wet."
- To be wet, to be soaked.
- To whine or complain consistently; to grumble.
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