Drip
Drip noun - The quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass.
Usage example: the faucet leaked one drip after another no matter what I did to try to fix it
Tear
Tear noun - A long deep cut.
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Tear and Drip. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drip/tear
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