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title: dripping — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dripping» in the school dictionary: Dripping means falling in small drops, or letting drops fall: a dripping tap. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dripping

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**Who acts:** drops, Dripping, dripping fat, tap, I, Ice cream · **What happens:** drip, mean, fall, let, cover, be · **To what, where:** small drops, drops, dripping fat, British English, meat, tap · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«dripping» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [dripping in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dripping.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dripping means falling in small drops, or letting drops fall: a dripping tap.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dripping:m1:1
# text = Dripping means falling in small drops, or letting drops fall: a dripping tap.
1	Dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	letting	let	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	amod	_	_
15	tap	tap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **fall** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  | small drops |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in drop=Location |
| 4 | **let** | gerund |  | drops |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drop=Theme |
| 5 | **fall** | infinitive | drops *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **drip** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dripping wet means extremely wet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dripping:m2:1
# text = Dripping wet means extremely wet.
1	Dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Dripping |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dripping with something means covered in a lot of it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dripping:m3:1
# text = Dripping with something means covered in a lot of it.
1	Dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with something | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with something=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Dripping |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | in a lot of lot | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in lot=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In British English, dripping is the fat that comes out of meat when it is roasted.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dripping:m4:1
# text = In British English, dripping is the fat that comes out of meat when it is roasted.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	amod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	roasted	roast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the dripping fat |  | British English |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **come out** | present | the dripping fat | meat |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient meat=Result |
| 4 | **roast** | present · passive |  | meat |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tap is dripping; please turn it off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dripping:x1:1
# text = The tap is dripping; please turn it off.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tap	tap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	_
7	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | present · progressive | the tap |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **turn off** | infinitive | the tap *not said here* | tap |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I came home dripping wet from the rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dripping:x2:1
# text = I came home dripping wet from the rain.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | I |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **drip** | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  | the rain |  | wet *property* | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from rain=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ice cream was dripping down my hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dripping:x3:1
# text = Ice cream was dripping down my hand.
1	Ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip down** | past · progressive | Ice cream | my hand |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hand=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water was dripping from the roof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dripping:x4:1
# text = Water was dripping from the roof.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | past · progressive | Water |  |  | the roof |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from roof=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was dripping with sweat after the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dripping:x5:1
# text = He was dripping with sweat after the race.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sweat	sweat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | past · progressive | He |  |  |  | after the race | with sweat | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with sweat=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dripping tap can waste lots of water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dripping:x6:1
# text = A dripping tap can waste lots of water.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	amod	_	_
3	tap	tap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	waste	waste	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **waste** | can | a dripping tap | lots of water |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma cooked potatoes in beef dripping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dripping:x7:1
# text = Grandma cooked potatoes in beef dripping.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	potatoes	potato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	beef	beef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **drip** | gerund | Grandma cooked potatoes in beef |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dripping with his recent plunge he sat with chattering teeth within his unfired wigwam.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dripping:x8:1
# text = Dripping with his recent plunge he sat with chattering teeth within his unfired wigwam.
1	Dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	recent	recent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	plunge	plunge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	chattering	chatter	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	within	within	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	unfired	unfired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	wigwam	wigwam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with his recent plunge | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with plunge=Theme |
| 2 | **sit** | past | he | his recent plunge *not said here* |  |  |  | with chattering teeth; within his unfired wigwam | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location plunge=Theme |
| 3 | **chatter** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **plunge** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom plunge «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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