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Dipping vs Dripping - What's the difference?

dipping | dripping |

As verbs the difference between dipping and dripping

is that dipping is present participle of lang=en while dripping is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between dipping and dripping

is that dipping is an act or process of immersing while dripping is solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.

dipping

English

Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act or process of immersing.
  • The act of inclining downward.
  • The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.
  • The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, especially brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.
  • (US) The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff.

    • dripping

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia dripping)
  • Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
  • * 1915 , ":
    • They were pleased because he was not above drinking a cup of tea with them, and when the dawn came and they were still waiting they offered him a slice of bread and dripping ; he was not squeamish and could eat most things now with a good appetite.
  • The sound or action of something that drips.
    • Lying in bed, I could hear drippings from the leaky roof.

    Derived terms

    * dripping pan

    Verb

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