drip in
To slowly trickle some kind of liquid into something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "drip" and "in." Just drip the food coloring in so that you don't add too much of it. I dripped in the melted butter a little bit at a time, until it was emulsified with the egg yolks completely. You can also drip in more paint while the paper spins—that's the beauty of spin art.
drip in(to) (something)
1. To slowly trickle into something, as of a liquid. There must be something wrong with the faucet because water is still dripping into the sink. Ah! That raindrop dripped right into my eye! I don't know how to fix the leak, but at least the water is dripping into a bucket now!
2. To slowly trickle something into something. Just drip the food coloring into the cake batter so that you don't add too much of it. Drip the melted butter into the egg yolks a little bit at a time, until everything emulsifies. You can also drip more paint into machine while the paper spins—that's the beauty of spin art.
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drip in
(to something ) [for a liquid] to fall into something drop by drop. The water dripped into the bowl we had put under the leak. Is the water still dripping in the bathtub?
drip something into something
and drip something into make something fall into something drop by drop. Alice dripped a little candle wax into the base of the candlestick. Don't pour it all into the jar. Drip in a little at a time.
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