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Wettish vs Dripping - What's the difference?

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Wettish is a related term of dripping.


As an adjective wettish

is somewhat wet; damp, moist.

As a noun dripping is

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

As a verb dripping is

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wettish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Somewhat wet; damp, moist.

    • 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)