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Dripping vs Droplet - What's the difference?

dripping | droplet |

As nouns the difference between dripping and droplet

is that dripping is solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat while droplet is a very small drop.

As a verb dripping

is .

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

    (head)

    • droplet

    English

    (wikipedia droplet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A very small drop.

    • Derived terms

    * droplet infection