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Tripping vs Dripping - What's the difference?

tripping | dripping |

As verbs the difference between tripping and dripping

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

As nouns the difference between tripping and dripping

is that tripping is the act of one who trips while dripping is solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.

As an adjective tripping

is quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.

tripping

English

Verb

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    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly
  • (heraldry, not comparable) Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if trotting; trippant.
    • a buck tripping

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who trips.
  • * 1821 , The Recreative Review, or Eccentricities of Literature and Life
    • At present we only produce some of those slips and trippings of the tongue and pen to which we are all liable in our unguarded moments

    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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