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Dripping vs Sopping - What's the difference?

dripping | sopping |

As verbs the difference between dripping and sopping

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

As a noun dripping

is solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.

As an adjective sopping is

soaked, drenched, completely wet to the point of dripping.

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)

    • sopping

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Soaked, drenched, completely wet to the point of dripping.
    • By now he was sopping wet so there was no point in putting on his hat.

    Verb

    (head)