drip into

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 something into something

 and drip something in

to 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.

See also: drip

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