Meanings
noundrip-feed (plural drip-feeds)
plural drip-feeds · alternative drip feed · alternative dripfeed
- A device for dispensing liquids in a slow, regular stream of drops or very small quantities.
- especiallymedicineA device for dripping nutrients or drugs directly into a patient's bloodstream.
verbdrip-feed (third-person singular simple present drip-feeds, present participle drip-feeding, simple past and past participle drip-fed)
present singular third person drip-feeds · participle present drip-feeding · participle past drip-fed · past drip-fed · alternative drip feed · alternative dripfeed
- transitiveTo administer nutrients, drugs, etc. to (a patient) using a drip-feed.
- figurativelytransitiveTo dispense or dole out in very small portions over a period of time.
We don't fully know what is going on. Right now we're just being drip-fed information.
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drip-feed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drip-feed
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“drip-feed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drip-feed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drip-feed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drip-feed.
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