Drip is what happens when a liquid falls in small, separate drops. When a faucet leaks, water drips slowly from the spout, one drop at a time. After a rainstorm, you might notice water dripping from tree leaves or the edge of a roof. The steady drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet can be annoying, especially at night when you're trying to sleep.

A single falling drop of liquid is also called a drip. You might catch a drip of ice cream before it lands on your shirt, or notice a drip of paint sliding down a wall.

Dripping is slower and gentler than pouring. When you pour juice from a pitcher, the liquid flows out in a stream. But when the pitcher is nearly empty and you tip it too far, the last bit might drip out instead. In hospitals, doctors sometimes give medicine through an IV drip, where liquid flows very slowly into a patient's vein, drop by drop, to deliver exactly the right amount.