Drippy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

wet with light rain

leaking in drops

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbəlˈɛktəmi/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɪpi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɪpi/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛmbəlˈɛktəmi/.

Examples

a sad drizzly day
a wet drippy day
a drippy faucet

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mushy kitschy schmaltzy maudlin sentimental hokey bathetic mawkish soppy soupy drizzly slushy schmalzy

Parts of Speech

adjective	wet with light rain “a sad drizzly day”
adjective	leaking in drops “a drippy faucet”
adjective	effusively or insincerely emotional “a bathetic novel”

Word Forms

drippiness	noun	the physical property of being soft and drippy
drizzle	noun	very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
drip	noun	flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
mawkishness	noun	insincere pathos
mushiness	noun	falsely emotional in a maudlin way
sentiment	noun	tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
sentimentality	noun	falsely emotional in a maudlin way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tropfend

nass mit leichtem Regen

🇫🇷French

dégoulinant

mouillé par une pluie légère

🇪🇸Spanish

goteando

mojado con lluvia ligera

🇮🇹Italian

gocciolante

bagnato da una leggera pioggia

🇳🇱Dutch

druipend

nat met lichte regen

🇵🇹Portuguese

gotejante

molhado com chuva fraca

🇷🇺Russian

мокрый

мокрый, небольшой дождь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टपका हुआ

हल्की बारिश से गीला

🇧🇩Bengali

ড্রিপি

হালকা বৃষ্টিতে ভেজা

🇮🇳Tamil

சொட்டு சொட்டாக

லேசான மழையில் ஈரமானது

🇮🇳Telugu

చినుకులు

చిన్నపాటి వర్షంతో తడి

🇮🇳Marathi

ठिबक

हलक्या पावसाने ओले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટપક

હળવા વરસાદથી ભીનું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚುಟುಕು

ಲಘು ಮಳೆಯಿಂದ ತೇವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുള്ളികൾ

ചെറിയ മഴയിൽ നനഞ്ഞു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੁਪਕਾ

ਹਲਕੀ ਬਾਰਿਸ਼ ਨਾਲ ਗਿੱਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹپکنے والا

ہلکی بارش کے ساتھ گیلے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滴水的

被小雨淋湿

🇯🇵Japanese

滴る

小雨に濡れた

🇰🇷Korean

물이 뚝뚝 떨어지는

가벼운 비에 젖어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhỏ giọt

ướt vì mưa nhẹ

🇹🇭Thai

หยด

เปียกฝนปรอยๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menetes

basah karena hujan ringan

🇵🇭Filipino

tumutulo

basa ng mahinang ulan

🇲🇾Malay

menitis

basah dengan hujan renyai-renyai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متقطر

مبللة بأمطار خفيفة

🇮🇷Persian

قطره چکان

خیس با باران ملایم

🇹🇷Turkish

damlayan

hafif yağmurlu ıslak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מטפטף

רטוב עם גשם קל

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