dripple

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪpəl

Etymology 1

From drip +‎ -le (frequentative suffix) or a blend of drip +‎ dribble.

Verb

dripple (third-person singular simple present dripples, present participle drippling, simple past and past participle drippled)

1. (intransitive) to dribble briskly; to drip with wet

Etymology 2

From drip +‎ -le. Compare dribble.

Adjective

dripple (comparative more dripple, superlative most dripple)

1. (obsolete) weak
2. (obsolete) rare

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “dripple”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• rippled