| 单词 | drip |
| 例句 | They ate long and daintily, spearing out pieces of chicken, holding the dripping pieces until they cooled and then gnawing the muscled meat from the bone. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon not a drip had fallen, the ice was as tight as it had been at dawn. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Flew too close to the sun,” Maya muttered, trying to spread the goo on her nose without it dripping on the rest of her face. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I tried to keep the paint from dripping on me today, but it was no use. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Rain drips through several holes in the ceiling, but Peeta has built a sort of canopy over my head an upper body by wedging the square of plastic into the rock above me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The tears mingled easily with the cold water, in the luminous, dripping crimson of my cupped fingers, and at first I wasn’t aware that I was crying at all. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The gambling fever he’d had for twenty-six mondis broke, sending a last wave of heat over his skin, and suddenly his entire body was dripping wet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Roy’s eyes flickered to her hand, which was now dripping fat glops of barbecue sauce. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever I get off an airplane, I feel like I’ve been deep fried, dripping in oil. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “There,” he croaked, red dripping down his face like blood. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The glass had started to sweat and was now dripping on Genie’s legs. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was very wet and had been dripping on the floor. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A trickle of sweat dripped down the front of Mary Lou’s neck. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Grace tried again, her voice dripping with honey. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Water dripped from the ceiling, and the smell of old swamp and rotting vegetation filled the air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I was sure I’d find him standing outside it, still dripping from the shower, now feeling a little contrite. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood at their booth holding up two large canisters, both dripping with condensation from the cold ice cream inside. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z By the time I reach the outskirts of Lake sector, I can feel sweat dripping down my neck and back. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It took a sincere effort not to roll my eyes at her, though she wouldn’t have even noticed as she walked out of the cafeteria with her hair dripping over her face. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Some blood had started dripping out of his nose, and he wiped it with the blue and white striped cuff of his jacket. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He was wearing a tank top, and we saw he had coleslaw juice dripping from his armpit hair. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Water ran from his mouth and dripped down through his beard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He ignored the icicles too, a whole row of glistening two- and three-footers dripping from a pipe. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if nothing had ever been but rain, and the water pitilessly found every hole in the thatched roof to come in, dripping onto the already damp floor. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears, phlegm, and drool from her eyes, nose, and mouth drip all over her shirt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The leaves of trees were glistening, and every twig was dripping; the grass was grey with cold dew. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I let my tears drip on the earth and the summer dust absorb them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z There was sweat all over his forehead, dripping down into his eyebrows. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Be careful not to let it drip on you,” he called to Kira, and motioned to her to come forward. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Naked and dripping wet he bent over her couch. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I made sure none of the faucets were dripping. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Sweat dripped into his eyes as he pounded down the corridor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z On the wet sidewalk covered with drips of mustard and cheesy nacho crumbs. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The words echoed in his head, and a vision of the goddess was imprinted in his mind: blood pooling in her eye sockets and dripping down to catch in her lush mouth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The sun beat down upon them, for it was early summer, and her face was soon dripping with her sweat. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “I’m starting an IV drip to get some fluids and antibiotics into you.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z It seemed to echo in the room itself, and I heard the water dripping too into the rusted grate. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Wax dripped down the sticks, gathering in craggy hills at their bases. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The shoulders of his shirt were stained with the rain, his hair dripping, when he rounded the corner. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z His voice is warm and deep, like summer honey dripping off the comb. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z After it was done, Khrazz cut the heart from the black man, raised it above his head red and dripping, and took a bite from it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As Sister Mukumbu readied the paints, I thought of all those colors, dripping and splattering on Vonetta’s and Fern’s clothes, and having to scrub them without a washboard. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Hot enough that your clothes stuck to you like Scotch tape, and sweat dripped like tears from your forehead into your eyes. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The metal propeller blades dripped water into the bay, like sullen raindrops. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Dipping a cookie into the stuff and pulling it out dripping red. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He was sitting nearby, his hand held loosely on his knee and still slowly dripping blood, his face scorched by the sun and pale under the burning. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Their wives came to our door daily with whole, dripping legs of something not ten minutes dead. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was dripping wet when I got to the last stair.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She unfastened the brooch, took off her shawl, and toweled her dripping face. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally clean, I pull on my robe and head back to bed, ignoring my dripping hair. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Shan dripped power, a subtle and devastating kind. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Blood dripped from the dozen wounds the mouse warrior had inflicted upon him during the course of their battle. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Most ran down the side of the jar, but a little dripped through the holes in the top. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z My heart pounded so hard I thought it would burst, and I could barely see the path because of the sweat dripping into my eyes. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He was lying on his back in the puddle made by the water dripping off of him. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The plant it was made from sprang up first when Prometheus’ blood dripped down upon the earth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I gobbed on the melted liquid, but I made a mess of it, the solder dripping down the tubing and the washer not on straight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z One moment she is actively engaged in the conversation, her laugh echoing her sister’s, and the next she seems distant, staring through the dripping candles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The dinner dishes are stacked in the sink, and the candle wax is dripping onto the Formica table, and the wineglasses only have the last puddles of red. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The moist towel that Wes held to his lip was almost solid red and beginning to drip blood on the living room carpet. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Reek was there too, he remembered, but he was a different Reek, a Reek with bloody hands and lies dripping from his lips, sweet as honey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I join them, toiling under the hot sun until sweat drips from my face. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z At the same instant the sweat in my eyebrows dripped down over my eyelids all at once and covered them with a warm, thick film. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z So I exchanged it for walls of marble, which echoed only with the sound of dripping water, of the flushing of my toilet, or of my voice softly reading The Iliad aloud. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The candle is just a straw-wrapped Chianti bottle with years of wax drippings down its neck. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The mango flesh was a brilliant orange color, and when Oliver bit into it, the sticky juice would drip down the mango and onto his clothes. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Shaken and dripping wet, they started walking back to the others. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Every blade of grass was carved from emerald, every drip of water turned to diamond. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Water dripped down their faces and puddled around their feet. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Water had leaked in and dripped down the stairs but he thought the bunker itself seemed pretty watertight. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z When they had just bread and potatoes too many times at home, Francie’s thoughts went to dripping sour pickles. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I rubbed them and they stung more and my nose started dripping. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Blood has made a long drip along his cheek. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The air was filled with the dripping sounds of mountain runoff and the sloshing sounds of flooded streams. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The faucets dripped with the slow, inexorable movement of time and I was alone down there, and safe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Out of the mist jutted a row of cavernous wooden structures that must be warehouses, and beyond that the dense, dripping green of fields and woods. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Her soliloquies mawkish, her sentiments maudlin, malaise dripped like a fever from her pores. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z But now there is stillness and drips of candle wax and quiet. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Aunt Helena made her kneel at the front of the classroom, hands behind her back, where we could all see her, her red face and dripping nose. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z All the pails and buckets were heaping full of dripping, golden honeycomb. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The rigging went slack, tar melted and dripped, the wind died to fitful breezes. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are a pretty human,” she said, voice dripping with honeyed flattery. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Behind them, egg yolks drip down the windshield and bumper of the green Firebird. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Alaska was holding a burning green candle in her hand upside down, dripping the wax onto a larger, homemade volcano that looked a bit like a Technicolor middle-school-science-project volcano. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Above the mantel, a dark tree branch dripped milky water from the River Lethe into a bowl. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Soon their stings were covered with blobs of wet tobacco dripping brown, wintergreen-flavored juice. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z In the mirror I watched the bright red bubble and the thin line dripping down my throat. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Clyde drew out each syllable like molasses dripping off a spoon. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Their noses drip, their throats gum up, their eyes are rimmed with red. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Emma flinches as the milk floods her plate, then soaks the tablecloth and starts to drip on the new carpet. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “Here, Grandma,” I said, my voice dripping molasses. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z William manages to recover his balance and, still holding the dripping queen, he turns around. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He’d missed fall rains, the water dripping along the knobs of his spine and mixing with the sea spray in his hair—things he hadn’t known he’d miss. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He opened a world where a tropical rain forest steamed and dripped, and where vapors laden with heavy scent drifted out into the thin mountain air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The bright glare of the spotlight made him turn away finally; the dripping water tap was louder and almost unbearably irritating. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I remember that: the sound of water dripping into buckets in the kitchen. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z We held hands when we walked down the gingerbread path into the forest, blood dripping from our fingers. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z He points at the bag of liquid slowly dripping into the tube in my arm. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z She poured her coffee into a saucer and some of it dripped down on her lap. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The pipe was at the bottom of a hill, and I would walk down there and huddle with other poor people from the neighborhood, collecting drips of water. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z ‘Just dripping off the awning. I rather get out of town before dark.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” she said, not looking at the dripping kid or his mom but kicking the flip-flop ahead of her so she could stay out of my reach. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z It had been a hot day, but it was finally beginning to cool off I was walking too fast to cool down, though—in fact I was dripping with perspiration. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His head is shaved, and he drips with piercings—six through each ear, one in his nose, his eyebrows, his lips. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They had come out of the river with their coats dripping wet, and the freezing blast of the blizzard had done the rest. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The sap was coming so fast that before they got the buckets on the spiles were dripping. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The tears run hot down my cheeks, cooling as they drip down my chin. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I poured the water directly into it and stirred it instead of letting it drip. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I recoil from the whiskey on his breath and the sweat dripping from his hairline. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z And then a faster dripping, a trickle, a running of water. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The Viennese carpeting was wet beneath the dripping radiators and the mirrors had been removed, leaving ghostly rectangles of plaster and ornamental screws. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t hear them complain when I came back dripping wet. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Bodies had begun to pile on top of each other near a short palm tree, where fronds dripped blood. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Except for the residue of his presence dripping over me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Once Fiona came upstairs she wouldn’t be able to overlook the dripping sound of the mess leaking between the boards into the attic, or the smell. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It is not like the trees that are inscribed in so many of his books, this one is covered in dripping white candles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The fangs are curved and hollow, the venom dripping from them is yellow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Sweat dripped down my chest, blotting the front of my cotton blouse. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “His jaws are like a bed of spice, growths of aromatic plants; his lips are roses, dripping with flowing myrrh.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I see now paint has dripped all over the floor like multicolored blood. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He stuck his blade into the tail end of the fish and cut up to its head, letting the blood drip onto Emmett’s chest and face. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The fields shine green and wet, and tree leaves drip, and I can almost see, hovering in the air, those mysterious red arrows and black letters hiding a world from me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up his trident, now dripping with green venom. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I looked down at myself, squatting in dripping underwear by a fire under a bridge. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We remember the collards growing down south, the melons, fresh picked and dripping with a sweetness New York can never know. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Now the magic seemed to have thinned into a tiny trickle dripping through a narrow channel in her porous bones. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He opened the lid of a pot with some sort of reddish brown sauce dripping over the sides, boiling furiously. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Brian had the top bunk, and when it rained, he’d spread a tarp over himself to keep the dripping water off. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Those dripping crumpets, I can see them now. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Warm mango juice dripped down the back of Pong's neck as Somkit tore into the fruit with his teeth. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A nimbus of mist surrounded every streetlight so that they looked like golden dandelion seed heads, and the drip of water from the eaves was unceasing as Coram and Sophonax walked slowly along the riverfront. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There was just the dripping and the sound of Rashid kicking bits of debris as he made his way down the hall. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes people assume he’s been burned in a fire: his features look like they’ve been melted, like the drippings on the side of a candle. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He snagged a roasted onion, dripping brown with gravy, from a nearby trencher and bit into it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Peach looked at me with his face dripping water and snot. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z This was because it fed on living things and had grown so fat and swollen in its greed that bits of the people it had eaten dripped from its scummy lips and crooked teeth. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of dripping water echoes off the tiles. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He joined her in the doorway, his face dripping with sweat, and blood from several cuts. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The good white bread of breakfast; the rolls dripping with yellow butter that I had slipped into my pocket so often to be munched later in my room with wild blackberry jam from home. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Changing the jars for the soldier in white was no trouble at all, since the same clear fluid was dripped back inside him over and over again with no apparent loss. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I start for the back door, but I lose my footing and slip on the sudsy water I dripped all over the floor when I hugged my mom. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z If she catches me with honey dripping from my fingers, her face will twist into a frown. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the last sign there’s a line drawing of a woman’s body, lying on a table, blood dripping out of it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It drips like honey down the length of her strands. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z No matter how hard Daddy wrings them, they still drip on the floor. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z He looked around, confused for a moment, then headed into a nearby store, dripping blood all the way. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When no more whey dripped from the cloth, Ma emptied the curd into a big pan and salted it, turning and mixing it well. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Not even enough to drip through the palm frond roof. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I was still bleeding so I stood outside and dripped on the doormat. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The young dog disappeared into the undergrowth and reappeared presently, his smooth coat dripping water, to lie down a little away apart from the others. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was there, safe and clear, winding its way out of the dripping green maze. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I’m drenched to my boxers, water dripping from my eyelashes, and everything hurts. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Closer, before his nose, every blade of grass, every bracken frond was bent, dripping and glistening. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears slipped down the side of my face, dripping into my ears and hair. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Huge, dripping slabs of bloody whale meat meant for dog food hung from the rigging out of reach of the animals. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Like a greedy child gorging on clusters of grapes, the Angel of Death tore all of the beauty and dignity from a person and left behind a terrible, dripping mess. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His upturned hornlike tusks were bound with bands of gold and dripped with blood. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Evidently, this medicine was going to drip into him for twenty-four hours, and then they would give him other drugs to minimize the poisoning he would get from this drug. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, it doesn't matter, I'll pick the tank from the contents of the drip cans hanging from the spigots. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The drips of water trickling down the pane. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Everything around was still dripping, and the air was as wet as a sodden sponge, full of the smells of dank vegetation, of rot, of earth crawling with worms. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He lay listening to the water drip in the woods. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The floor was soggy under his knees, the walls were wet and sticky, and peach juice was dripping from the ceiling. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z The workroom faucet dripped a hollow sound into the big stainless-steel sink. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he dipped the torch he was holding into the bucket, took it out again, and held its dripping head of wadding to one of its burning sisters. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The water overhead faded to a mere drizzle, and then a drip, and then nothing at all. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was slow work, puncturing the tank with a hammer and stake, then waiting for the fuel to drip out so the tank could be safely removed with a cutting torch. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her clothes were soaking wet, and water dripped off the tip of her nose. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They wrap up the garbage in several layers of newspaper and tie it with string, and even so it drips onto the freshly waxed floor. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The only sound apart from the drip of water was the normal forest birdsong. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Me with an IV drip in my arm, the bag bursting with butterflies of different shapes and colors and sizes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z So they scatted out the back, Lizzie still dripping now and again. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The boy’s red swimming trunks are dripping wet, leaving a pool of water beneath him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The droplets of water came from somewhere high up in the dark recesses of the roof; they dripped steadily down and broke the surface of the subterranean lake, causing a continuous ripple. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z This was a quiet rage, where every calm word dripped with fury. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The dewy drops clung like lint to his neatly pressed uniform and dripped down his neck from his closely shorn hair. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Contempt drips off every syllable in my name. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I missed my dog sitting in the closet with me, dripping his drippy mouth onto my toes. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I turned and looked out at the night, at dripping tree limbs, at shadows moving on the half-lit porch. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “How is your poor brother doing, Beans?” my teacher asked me, her voice dripping with sympathy. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z They swarmed afield and fled, chasing the blood that dripped from my head and stained my shift. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood was still coming out of my mouth and dripping into the basin the nurse was holding. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The faces of children glimpsed at windows appear to be crying, but it is the glass pane dripping that makes it seem so. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the dripping bare lilac trees a large open car was coming up the drive. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It happened, to me, nearly twenty years ago, and I still remember that trail junction and those giant trees and a soft dripping sound somewhere beyond the trees. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Early one misty Saturday morning, he and Harry worked their way through a dripping tangle of cottonwoods and alders lining the Dungeness, evading the game warden who regularly patrolled the river during salmon- spawning season. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Soppy strands of my hair drip down and cling to my face. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z When Erin’s wheeled back into the room, she has an IV drip in her arm and is semiconscious. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She added them to a small bowl, dripped some water in, and then put her finger in the mixture. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z As the past, present, and future became one, the droplets on Cole’s cheeks dripped to the ground, melting into the landscape to which they belonged. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Another night under the knife, another day on the drip. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z They were barefoot and wore singlets over trunks that dripped onto the floorboards. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A moment later, the wave was gone, and Roz lay there, dripping and dented and surrounded by dead robots. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He dripped down the hall, across the stoop, through Mrs. Cobb’s front yard, past the picket gate, and most of the way home. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Soheil approaches and squats next to us, sweat dripping down his neck. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z At the sound of squishing shoes and a strange, rapid little clicking sound, the boys awoke to see Kate giving their radiator a bear hug, her teeth chattering furiously, her clothes dripping water. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In every room water dripped down from the ceiling, so when we had a hard rain outside, it was like a small rain shower inside. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Blood dripped around the blade, and Håkon tried to bend back to claw at it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z From time to time a little blood dripped onto the breast of his overalls. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The rough stone walls beaded and dripped with moisture of mysterious origin. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The main part of his body was dry, even though ice cold water dripped out of his hair and down his neck. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The dismal drizzle caused the overhanging leaves to drip with irritating monotony. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The golden light flared dimly to reveal the dripping face of Eilonwy, her blue eyes flashing with vexation. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Jacob stared at the king, his limp hair dripping with raindrops. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z As I follow Dad, my smile drips, slides away. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Him and Buphead just about died laughing as I stood there with snow and spit and ice dripping off of my face. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of an airplane flying overhead came from the cassette player just as Crab forced the door open and walked in, dripping with sweat, rifle in his left hand. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “He should build a Lego zombie. With somebody’s eyeballs and human brains dripping out of its mouth.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He could feel his sweat dripping down his side and hoped it didn’t show on his shirt. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z We filed, into the living room, where our dripping clothes made puddles on Grosie’s Persian rug. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I was covered in it—someone else’s blood was dripping down my cheeks and off my chin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He lay tossing and turning and listening fearfully to the stealthy night-noises: wind in chinks of rock, water dripping, a crack, the sudden rattling fall of a loosened stone. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The air was hot and dripping, as if the city were wrapped in a wool blanket just pulled from a boiling pot. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the sunny afternoon had transformed the snow into dripping, shimmering water that cast light about the whole bedroom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The burgundy liquid swept up the sides of the bowl and dripped slowly down as he held it to the sunlight. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “The idea is the water evaporates. It leaves the salt behind. The droplets condense on the inside top of the jug and drip out the nozzle.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When the jar on the floor was full, the jar feeding his elbow was empty, and the two were simply switched quickly so that the stuff could drip back into him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I figured she must be dripping in honey money. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood for a few minutes in the dripping dark, and then he listened at the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The meringue cream dripped off the spatula and splattered on the floor, right next to Franz, who was lurking around the kitchen hoping for such a miracle. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z And the tube that led from a dripping bag into a needle that got stuck in Lil's arm somewhere underneath the tape. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He just stood there, arms loose by his side, the nozzles of our drip torches gazing at each other. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I pictured them all down there in the bay, and the little dark hull of the boat rising slowly to the surface, sodden, dripping, the grass-green seaweed and the shells clinging to her sides. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Sweat dripping from his hands and nose, Caputo began to update the chart. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Kingfisher Meadows was all rain-stained walls, dripping bird tables, wet gnomes, swilling ponds, and shiny rockeries. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He was holding a bean burrito, and it was dripping onto his T-shirt and the floor. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They showed pictures of a grove that had been iced over; it was now dripping in the sun. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he could hear his breathing coming fast and shallow and the dripping of water from above. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Water dripped and things scurried past my feet as I trudged down the hall. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When blood dripped on my bare feet or poured over the book I was reading, he was kind. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Blood drips down his face, blending into the collar of his black fatigues. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Francie wished she could be one of the brave ones who took no part in the dancing but stood close to the horn-blower sucking noisily on big dripping pickles. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Who will argue that my drips and incubators are really the wiser plan? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood dripped from his face into the vomit. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Cats drip over the fences and slither like syrup over the ground to look for fish heads. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I had grown up preparing for the Days of Abomination, watching for the sun to darken, for the moon to drip as if with blood. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z So instead I stare at the steaming liquid dripping into a coffeepot and start thinking of steaming volcanoes. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The dripping man bent down and looked at me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Shards of glass flew in every direction and Aunt Marge sputtered and blinked, her great ruddy face dripping. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The hand that was holding the bottle above my face kept tilting it farther and farther forward and the white liquid dripped and dripped on to the cotton-wool. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Arturo pulled his head out from under the water, heavy droplets streaming down his face, dripping off the tips of his mustache. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They ripped off his shirt and pants, dipped a brush in green paint, and slapped the dripping bristles against his bony body. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the butterflies deserted the open space where the obscene thing grinned and dripped. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Each time a person was stabbed, I felt it worse; I saw the blood dripping from the same part of my body as that of the victim. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z "Nasal drip," Denton Deere whispered, confiding the latest diagnosis to his partner. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The only eyes you could see were the round black ends of the rifle barrels and the blazing yellow eyes of the wolf daemons above the slaver dripping from their jaws. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I lift it to my lips as salty tears drip into my throat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in bare feet and dripping the whole way. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Turner felt sweat dripping into, in his eyes. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z When Bunny saw the stream of blood running down over my lips and dripping off my chin she nervously pounded her fist in her glove. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They were raw, dripping with blood from the reopened cuts she had previously suffered, and from new lacerations caused by the sharp swamp reeds. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Like the constant dripping of water that in turn wears away the hardest stone, this birth-to- death contact with dangerous chemicals may in the end prove disastrous. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Sweat dripped into their eyes until they burned. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z I started to step into line beside him, water dripping from my hair, but he shook his head and looked back over his shoulder. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He throws a bucket on me, and we drip and cry while Helena dances because the war is over. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z At once, he knew that he had pushed his luck He looked back Hooper was watching him, the huge stone held between his hands, dripping water. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, I forgot to put Vaseline around my face and I ended up with black dye stains dripping down my face for about two weeks. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But because of all the wrinkles, they weren’t dripping off. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Billy’s face and arms and chest were dripping red. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya set her flour sack and fish down before she shook his dripping hand, wondering what Ivan felt with the water right there. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z A warm breeze blew around them, and water was dripping like strings of pearls from melting icicles. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But then, when I stopped to swipe dripping hair out of my face, the Rock of Nisir suddenly rose before us. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Red bits of Sloppy Joe dripped from the tines. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When I finally released his finger, he walked back outside, shaking his hand, letting the blood drip onto the floor. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Father Drozdov lifted his arms up to halt the crowd coming forward, blood dripping from his nose down his face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The refrigerator hummed, the faucet dripped into the cold soapy water of the sink. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I wait in the vestibule, my winter boots dripping onto the spread newspapers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There was thick chocolate glaze dripping down the sides and sprinkles all over the top. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing,” I said, “you just looked pretty,” and I might have said something else had Charles—dripping wet—not burst through the kitchen door, Francis hard at his heels. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They went in the back way and stood dripping in the kitchen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Across the street a woman was watering her window boxes, and me and Charlie watched her, watched the water drip down. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z I could smell the honey that had dripped on my hands, the damp ground under me, and the salt of the ocean. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z People were looting all around, making off with drums of paraffin, bags of mealie meal, carcasses of beef still dripping blood, Primus stoves, boxes of canned goods, loaves of bread and so on. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Davos could hear the rain lashing at the walls, and a steady dripping where the roof had sprung a leak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "They swam the moat. Climbed the walls with hook and rope. Came over wet and dripping, steel in hand." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I thought sweat was dripping down my chest until I looked to see pinpricks of red leaking through my shirt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He waited while the furnace gradually warmed the house, and then Ishmael heard water moving in the pipes and the drip from the taps he’d left open. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Dense thickets of halfdrowned trees pressed close around them, branches dripping with curtains of pale fungus. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I think of the tide of blood running over the stone dais to drip down onto the packed-earthen floor of the hill. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The leaves dripped onto the wet grass, but the rain had stopped and a pale sun had risen. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They both stood up, dripping, and turned to greet the boys. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The moon dripped blood, and the strict stars collided in their courses. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z It walked along the stable to the furthest stall, where it lay down in the dry straw, and the star scrambled off its back, dripping and miserable. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z A solid cloud of disapproval settled over the dripping girl, more chilling than the April breeze. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It felt mortifying and also humbling to be among those people waiting for drips. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Her head is split in half and a pink-gray sludge oozes from the fracture in her skull and drips down onto my face, and she stinks of formaldehyde and rotting meat. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Z looked down at all of them from above, sweat dripping down his forehead as he nodded. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Looking back down to himself in his baggy green robes and oversized sandals, Matthias felt hot tears of shame and frustration spilling from his eyes and dripping on his young whiskers. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z "Ah, well," Dionysus said, his voice dripping with false sympathy. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She closed the stove door with a bang, and approaching, assisted in removing Edna’s dripping mackintosh. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the shower seemed to have been designed for someone approximately three feet, seven inches tall, so the cold water hit my lower rib cage—with all the force of a dripping faucet. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z A few small ledges jutted out here and there, but Annabeth saw nothing on them—just strands of spider silk dripping over the sides like Christmas tinsel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Sweat began to dampen his forehead and drip down the sides of his face. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z There he sat cracking marrowbones, neat, tough, durable, his sleek furlike hair shedding the water like a bird’s feathers: he dripped a little onto his shoulders, like house-eaves dripping, and never noticed it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z His nose would start dripping and be powerful troublesome because he wouldn’t have a free hand to wipe it. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch it slide across my knuckles and drip to the floor. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The courtyard was of stone blocks and all the trees were dripping with the rain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The blood is dripping on the white sheet, and the fibers of the silk are so delicately painted that it’s hard to believe they aren’t real. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The sweat dripping off his face could have been tears for all I knew. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The roof drips with strings of shriveled red peppers and paper-skinned onions. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Now imagine trying to pour that basin out slowly, drip by drip. It could be done, but it would require a great deal of control, an amount I don’t know that Adiah has anymore.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I show her and Barb some pictures we all took at Mya’s house before the dance while she hooks me up to the IV drip and tests my blood pressure and O, reading. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I got under some cedars, where the rain didn’t come much, only dripping now and then, where I could see when they got through and went away. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But then, Jacob came back, his hands dripping with yarrow root. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Water continued to drip from the ends of her hair. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Blood dripped from his wounds and fell on the white oak leaves. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z If it got too moist, we were afraid that the moisture would condense on the coldest equipment, just as a pitcher of ice tea on a hot summer day gets dripping wet on the outside. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Pure honey dripped into his mouth with every bite. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z In places, blood had dripped from the drainage pipes and congealed on the floor in puddles of black and burgundy, some blotched with mold. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Doon dripped a bit of wax on the floor and stood his candle up in it, so he’d have both hands free. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I lowered the sail and scrambled out of the skiff, towing it into the shallows, where Osh stepped out and hoisted the dripping basket onto his shoulder. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I used the sleeves from my t-shirt to wipe the sweat dripping from my forehead and kept my head down to block the unforgiving sun. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Sometimes there was nothing in a garbage can but drippings of fat in the bottom. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z It was soft and gentle and absolutely dripping with syrup. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Yvonne’s mouth is set in an unreadable line, but her words drip suspicion. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He also invented several useful objects, including a drip coffeemaker, thermal underwear, and a type of range still known as the Rumford fireplace. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Ron, he saw, was now holding Hermione and stroking her hair while she sobbed into his shoulder, tears dripping from the end of his own long nose. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I handed him one of the drip torches. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes when he looked at me, I felt the coldness, like somebody was dripping ice water down my back. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z The giant iron monster opened its mouth wide—wider than a mouth should ever, ever open—and it bellowed, allowing a maelstrom of brand flies dripping with green venom to erupt from its mouth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes and let the water drip all over my face. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The juice rolled down his mouth and his neck, dripped on the table and matted his hair. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Cassie rescheduled for the next test and got her nails done at a salon, Enchanted Blue, while they locked me up and dripped sugar water into my empty veins... Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Emma had her face buried in Rocket’s gray fur, and Finn was watching syrup drip from his fork. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The bloody mucus ran down his chin and dripped on his shoulder. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Or viruses can bud through a cell wall, like drips coming out of a faucet—drip, drip, drip, drip, copy, copy, copy, copy —that’s the way the aids virus works. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At school, he was a bit of a drip. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z And Aphrodite a piled three stories hig tulle and dripping wit jpeared in the room, with her hair 1, barely covered by a few layers of 1 artificial grapes from her shoulders to her knees. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A leaky pipe had dripped water all day and messed up the carpets. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The rain dripped down from the branches above us. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron shouted after her as she zigzagged back to the ground, dripping blood everywhere. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The ice melted quickly in my hands, cold water dripping through my fingers. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Sweat dripped from his face as he leaned back against the shaded wall. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Something inside Doreen lit up, incongruent to the situation, because her voice dripped with excitement. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Catherine gives me a hug, Rose flashes me a smile, and I try not to kick and drip and make my teammates sorry that I’ll be on the team with them. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I look out the front window, past the dripping pink bougainvillea bush to the street, wishing Matilde would appear now and snip every last tie I have with these people. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t even want to know,” Aunt Heidi says,inspecting the dripping sleeves. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “It’s full of holes and the juice is dripping out everywhere!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z There was a cluster of sloppy salutes, broad wet grins under dripping hats. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The cry tore through contorted lips that dripped with frothy saliva. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His blood pressure was surging, and inside his car coat his body began to drip with sweat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I couldn't take my eyes off the pale, stubby white fingers traveling back and forth from the poet's salad bowl to the poet's mouth with one dripping lettuce leaf after another. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z With the aid of the glasses, I lie watching the drips of water splatter on the cave floor. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z As she applied the compress to her swollen, split lip, she scolded me for not scraping candle wax that had dripped on the floor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The house dripped mercher wealth—walls paneled in dark wood, floors tiled in clean black and white, all in good taste, all perfectly restrained and impeccably crafted. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Some people make it by dripping water through a filter containing coffee grounds: they are relying on gravity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Then he stuck out his tongue and the chocolate mess in his mouth dripped. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My blood falls to the dais in a rapid drip. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z This was not a Pipeworks tunnel they were about to enter, they were sure; it wouldn’t be dripping with water or lined with spurting pipes. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I try not to stare at him, dripping wet and naked, so I watch the crane, the sky, anything but him. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There was no sound, except an occasional drip of moisture falling through the still leaves. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Moss dropped the sponge and held his bleeding hand still, watched the drips disappear down the drain, wished he could follow them and disappear himself. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z All they could hear apart from their footsteps was the gentle drip of water trickling down the walls. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Her gray bun of hair is dripping but intact. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z You're imagining it, she told herself as the water dripped down her face. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I kept keeping my hand under my jacket to keep the blood from dripping. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Ivan dabbed his fingers into the blood dripping down his forehead and mumbled, “I hit my head.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “The hawk, just here. Every feather dripping blood. I heard the man was all burned up inside, but that might just have been some tale.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He reeked of the acidic barf that dripped down his pants. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He had macaroni and cheese dripping from his mouth. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The pack of muttation tributes draws closer and closer until it overcomes me with hot breath and dripping fangs and I scream, myself awake. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He reached up and dripped water into her bosom and laughed. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He was shaking and saliva dripped out of his mouth as the smell of smoked meat, dried fish, and various stews wafted out from the cooking huts. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Really nice,” Alex yells after him, dripping as aggressively as he can manage along the way. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Take heed, Mrs. Clarke,” Penelope said cautiously, “you are likely to drip wax on yourself if you are not careful. That will give a nasty burn.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Somehow, instead of water, he slowly dripped fire from this can. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I find the outer edge of the Blue Hole where there’s suddenly a bottom, and I rise up out of it until I’m next to her, dripping on the bank. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But then an extremely pregnant Julie trails behind her, carrying an IV drip. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Then something drips down my forehead, running down my cheek. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was dripping water all over a clean white rug. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they had hulled corn for breakfast, with maple syrup, and sometimes Ma fried the soft kernels in pork drippings. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z "So. There is your choice. The Night's Watch"—he reached inside the deer, ripped out its heart, and held it in his fist, red and dripping—"or this." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Twenty-five years earlier, I had stood behind that same window, thick rain dripping down the panes and my breath fogging up the glass. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Rain dripped off the rocks that lined the shore the same way it dripped from his forehead and flowed down across his cheeks and lips. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Blood pools in her mouth, then drips down her chin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Carmen looked over at Tony, fast asleep with drool dripping out the corner of his mouth. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Her tail hung over the arm bolsters, dripping. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Water dripped off her matted hair and ran in icy trickles down her neck. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z We follow the procession to the cemetery, which glows with thousands of candles and smells of dripping beeswax. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Could picture their jaws beginning to drip black goo in anticipation of a kill. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Their weapons drip with blood as they walk away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the blood began to flow, she giggled maniacally as she ran around trying to drip blood on as many kids as possible. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z We were dripping wet by the time we arrived at the bus station. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z His dislike for Udodi—loud, drunken, duplicity dripping from his pores—had only deepened in the past years. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, they emerged cold and dripping, and the setting sun neither dried nor warmed them. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Her chest heaves, and tears are running down her face along with the rain, which drips off her hair. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Grandma heard a faint scratching at the door, and when she opened it there was Grandpa, lying in a heap, his brains dripping out of his head. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Snot drips from her nose, down to her lip. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I pull myself, dripping, onto the land strip and sprint down the sandy stretch for the Cornucopia. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I wrote until the pen cracked and ink dripped everywhere and made a mess of my words on the page. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Then the candy lady, who is gray-haired and never smiles, disappears into another room and returns a few minutes later with a wafer cone, pale yellow lemon-chiffon ice cream dripping from it. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He still smiles all the time, but now his smiles look like they’re made of water, about to drip down his face. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The towel she had been using to clean my face hung limp on the guardrail, dripping water. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z As the dark blood began to drip, he drew it into the shape of a leaping fox. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The rain has turned to a downpour, sending streams of water through our ceiling where earlier there had been only drips. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They were best with the bees, and there wasn’t room for so many hands in the hives, lifting the dripping frames. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Two security men had rushed to the prime minister, who was clutching his wrist, blood dripping out of his hand. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He was staring at the body arched over the gate, dripping blood from the ends of its cinnamon hair, and that was what he reached for. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When we were finally out of sight we dropped the boats and flopped onto their overturned keels, our wheezing breaths echoing in the damp and dripping dark. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Water dripping through the cracks in our cave. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The girl with curly blond hair hovered over me, smirking as she scraped drips off my chin with the spoon. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I twirl a small section of dripping hair around my index finger and try and force myself to look away and out across the water. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He left off decapitating fish to glare at me, dripping cleaver in hand, and I vowed never again to discriminate against the intoxicated. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z At exactly midnight, I return to Blackcliff in full battle armor, dripping with weaponry. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “And you caught up to me, pinned me to the ground, and dripped wet sand on my back that slithered down my butt when I got up.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “More than you can afford,” the woman shot back, giving them a smile that dripped with condescension. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Velvet boxes hold ornate bracelets and teardrop earrings and necklaces dripping with gold and gems. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When the cops came, he was still gripping the broken bottle in his hand, and watching his own blood flow between the fingers of his fist and drip on the Mexican’s oiled wood floor. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We all lie on the bank, dripping wet and coughing. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z There, blood dripping from its mouth, it responded to Orange Juice in kind, with a higher-pitched roar. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The ground smelled like wet clay where the hose had dripped all over, despite my efforts to tighten it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I cupped the hot water in my hands and let it drip over my face. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Two sentinel boulders, dripping wet, decorated with flowers, ferns, moss, weeds—everything that loved water—guarded a bathtub-sized spring. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The innkeeper gives us breakfast, and we set off, among the dripping branches and raindrop-gilded ferns, for Normandy. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He brought it up to his chest and stood before the boy, sweat dripping from his anxious forehead. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z An acidic sap dripped from the cut vines and burned where it landed on his arm. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The orange drips turned to red, like blood, and made terrible sizzling noises when they touched her skin. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I could feel my armpits start to drip. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I did as she asked, the cold water dripping off the tips of my fingers and running down my wrist. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Silently, Granger arose, felt his arms, and legs, swearing, swearing incessantly under his breath, tears dripping from his face. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Lewis’s left eye is swollen shut and blood drips onto his shirt from a slash on his cheek, but he refuses to go to the hospital. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Thank you, sir. And the drip too, please.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I stuttered and gripped hard at some fresh croton leaves, pulling them off, watching the viscous liquid drip from their stalks. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z ‘May I bring you some moist towelettes? Your arrow is dripping.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Black drops dripped from the blade and smoked on the floor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Brother Luke dripped oil into the lock before trying to open the door. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Raindrops beaded on its white bushy hair and dripped off in miniature rivulets. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Puddles stood on the floor of the tunnel, and water dripped in brown rivulets down the walls. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “You seem to be dripping wet most of the time now,” she said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, God,” Ben said, his voice dripping abject misery. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Fall arrived and it rained every day, meaning we would now be scolded for the water dripping from our coats and umbrellas. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z When the smoke cleared, I think my mother said that under the foot of the bed the students found a piece of wood dripping with blood. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The blood dripped onto the front of her white undershirt, making small blots that sank into the cloth, leaving uneven circles. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z As he went scrambling up the far side of the bank, Grey Wind emerged from the stream, dripping wet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I listened to the pounding rain on the thatch and the quiet drips that leaked through, and only then did I think of Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They ran under the dripping oaks to the old Sanchez house and plunged in through its open door, which squeaked restlessly on rusty hinges. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Below the dripping awning, a newspaper pressed over her head, Boori Ma squatted and watched the monsoon ants as they marched along the clothesline, carrying eggs in their mouths. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Blood matted his hair, dripped down the side of his face—bright red. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The priestess did not speak, but she slowed her pace deliberately, and where she walked the ice began to drip. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I start running as if rain is never going to drip on me. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Blood dripped from where the neck had once been. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “I knew you’d like it,” laughed the letter man, popping two G’s and an R into his mouth and letting the juice drip down his chin. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z When the man in the shower finished and stepped out dripping, the larger man hoisted himself up from the floor, tossed his cigarette into the toilet bowl and got into the shower. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with a dash of theatricality, he took the bread, dipped it, and then lifted it, dripping with yellow, soupy cheese, to his mouth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Red Pettus, his face and body swollen, came dripping out of the creek, nauseated and feverish after the attack. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z By eight o’clock I was sitting on the couch with my head hanging forward, drool dripping onto my T-shirt, sound asleep. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Over it a trickling water dripped, through a wide cleft that seemed to have been carved out by a fall that had once been strong and full. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Trees were rowed the length of the long block beyond me, rising tall in dripping wetness above a series of cluttered backyards. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z By then the blood was dripping off my chin and onto the white satin lining inside the coffin. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It gave way to a dripping wetness on my neck, my forehead, underneath my breasts. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It was dripping down his back and into his shorts. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “I want you to finish your IV drip first, but Poe’s just checked in to room 310.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I’m crying now, and there’s snot dripping off the tip of my nose. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z It was quiet except for the whirring of the machines, the beeping, the dripping, the ticking of the big clock on the wall. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And then a big, squishy ball of dripping snow smacked into the back of his head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Her underthings hung heavily on her slim frame, a stained white shift dripping ghostly water onto the floorboards of the trolley. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Sweat drips down my forehead into my safety glasses, fogging them up. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It likes to make a day feel as bright and lazy as sun-warmed honey dripping down a jar as it waits until your guard is down…. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Water drips from Len’s chin and he leans into the corner of his chair, trembling. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Phil eases himself back, breathing hard, his eyes fixed on Brian—who covers his face with his hands, blood dripping between his fingers. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z They go on awhile longer, until they’ve both apologized, and for a while, we talk among the night that has dripped upon us with silence. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He looked down at me, panting, his face foolish, the saliva dripping from his tongue and his heavy jowl. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Sweat rolled down the side of his nose and dripped into his mouth. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It was only a two-minute piece, but it felt like I stood there for an agonizingly long time, dripping sweat under lights hotter than a blowtorch. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears were dripping from the end of his hooked nose as he read the old letter from Lily. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Afterward, Mrs. Roth busies herself by making sure the wax doesn’t drip all over the glass table, while everyone else gathers in the dining room for dessert. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He was gripping a handful of pamphlets, and his gray suit and pale skin made the blood dripping from his head all the more vivid. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The Quakers, he argued, were infamous innocents incessantly disposed to drip their precious purity like holy water over everyone else’s sins. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z A long, jagged crack ran through the front window of the shop, a dripping yellow Star of David and the word “Jude” painted across the glass. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Anyway, this time she had her chin stuck out over the sink in case she dripped as she ribbed, and when he’d tickled her Adam’s apple, she’d laughed, which gladdened him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother was mixing oils in the kitchen, and she said nothing as I passed by with my dripping shirts and jeans. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The sprinkler sputtered in circles out in the garden, leaving glistening drops of water dripping off the okra and settling into little pools inside the yellow flowers of the cucumber plants. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Piggy rose dripping from the water and stood naked, cleaning his glasses with a sock. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The rotunda was dotted in red—trophies, pictures, whole pieces of wall dripped with red paint. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Next came Little Tilly swallowed up in his coat with salt water dripping from under it and forming a brackish pool on the floor. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Drool dripped from her mouth as her body writhed and twitched. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Don’t drip on my desk. Don’t need a moat! Put your coats and hats over there. Good.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Jinx stood in the doorway of Shady’s place, holding up a catfish still dripping from the creek. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Though his clothes were soaking through, though water whipped the back of his neck, though his face dripped, he continued his escape from the classroom out to the suburbs, land of greater promise. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Anna’s head is bowed, tears dripping from her chin onto the kitchen table. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They dripped from the corners of his eyes onto his cheeks, leaked through the folds of cloth at his neck. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z All around the little house, in the Big Woods, there were little sounds of falling snow, and from the eaves there was the drip, drip of the melting icicles. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Filth!” he shouted, his jowls aquiver, his eyes popping alarmingly as he pointed at the muddy puddle that had dripped from Harry’s Quidditch robes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z So the first time I was at their house, when I was sitting in their kitchen with my hair washed and dripping onto the towel, and Kira asked about my full name, about my family... Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He held his big basting spoon in his right hand, and he cupped his left under the bowl for fear it would drip on the carpet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The melted ice dripped down the window slowly and crookedly, like tears. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The ink dripped down the paper before puddling on the floor. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Besides the bats and the dripping water, she imagines things on the ground, ready to spring at her ankles. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He sobbed aloud, and water dripped down from his nose and wet his mustache. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I focused on the turkey burger, which was excellent, dripping with ketchup and smothered with grilled onions. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Maya’s fork froze halfway to her mouth, sauce dripping off the spaghetti and back into the bowl. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Rocket summer People leaned from their dripping porches and watched the reddening sky. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z But even as I stood there holding his sweet and lonely words, I heard water going drip, drip, drip into the bathtub. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Along the rotting-plank road, wooden stakes were driven deep into the boggy ground; there the corpses festered, red and dripping. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When it quieted, he listened to the dripping, and the duller roar beneath his feet, where the waves were smashing against Breakwater’s huge stone arches and swirling through its dungeons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The old man colored the tiny icicles a light orange-brown by dripping a homemade tamarindo syrup all over my piragua. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The rain spattered my sandals, dripped between my toes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the dripping cliffs King Pellinore stood stock still, looking vaguely in front of him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z So he had said “always,” so she would not have to be afraid of the change—the falling away of skin, the drip and slide of blood, and the exposure of bone underneath. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The milk runs down her arms and drips onto her legs, soaking into her shorts. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I brushed the dripping heads of the azaleas as I passed, so close they grew together, bordering the path. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Her hair, her face, her apron were splattered with dark dripping red. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The kiss of wildfire turned ptond drips into funeral pyres and men into living torches. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He brings home the same dinner in his overcoat pockets, a big steak dripping blood, four potatoes, an onion, a bottle of stout. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Any other day Jinny would have followed, but Loo was dripping his fruit everywhere. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z El Jefe studies me as attendants dab at his dripping pancake. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel the frozen stillness melt down through the inside of me, dripping shards of ice that vanish in a puddle of sunlight on the stained floor. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z An hour after class started on that Friday, Esteban came in, his head down, his hair slicked wet against his forehead, his Yankees cap dripping with rain. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It’s nearly lunch when I feel something dripping on my shoulder and turn to find Flavius, who’s snipping away at my hair with silent tears running down his face. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The tile floor was cold and uncomfortable, and the attendant had dripped some water near me. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I watched him walk away, rain dripping off hair as dark as Izio’s. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The hollow is bent and twisted, its tongues waving in the air, open jaws dripping black on the mat. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The same was true of the public cloakroom—a damp, slippery, dark place full of dripping coats, bags, hats, and gloves. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Water dripped from her curls to the carpet. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Somewhere ahead, water falls in a lonely drip. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The knives in guests’ hands dripped on the floor. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She rushed to Luke and said she needed to see the leg, so he lifted it out, dripping. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Sweat drips off the hook of his nose. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z We all had mud up to our knees, and most of us had draped our sleeping bags on pine branches above us; water dripped from their corners. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z His head still dripped water from the scrubbing and dousing. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z While I ate breakfast and Calista sipped her coffee from downstairs, we worked on our superheroes, and I was extra careful not to drip any milk drops on mine. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I touch my cheeks and the water from my fingers drips down my face like drops of rain against a dry, cracked earth. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Or maybe they were just staring at Annabeth, who was still pretty much dripping wet. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Moments later, Reed heaved himself onto the deck, dripping with seawater that made his shirt cling to his chest, revealing the landscape of musculature and black ink beneath. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I tried to catch my breath, all the time staring at the kayak, which had landed bottom up, water and sand dripping onto Miss Amanda's deck. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Wet mist flowed softly by; dew dripped from the leaves, pattered in the woods, but the morning was already warm. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I went too fast, though, and I felt a couple of warm drips dribbling down my leg. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were wild and red as he stood over us, gasping and panting for breath; saliva dripped from his mouth. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch the burning head burst, bare of visions, dark blood dripping from the corner of the mouth and ear. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Liz was crying now, small silent tears that dripped out from behind those ridiculous glasses. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When you cut into a normal spleen with a scalpel, it gives about as much resistance to the knife as a jelly doughnut, and it drips a lot of blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair was dripping wet, disheveled — even so, he looked like he’d just finished shooting a commercial for hair gel. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The branches are bare and black but they are covered with dripping white candles, translucent layers of wax frosting over the bark. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The cover was a beautiful watercolor of a dripping green heart, with one symbolic drop of red paint. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The wolves, their saliva dripping from hungry jowls, came for her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Water dripped down from the thatched eaves above. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The dripping from the blades, as they lifted, sent rows of overlapping circles spreading silently behind them. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t long before the nozzle started to drip, but the drops that came out tasted more like salt water than fresh. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing had ever tasted so good as those pieces of honeycomb dripping with rich, luscious gold sweetness. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Marcus stood with his head down, dripping sweat on the mosaic floor. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Lennie dipped his whole head under, hat and all, and then he sat up on the bank and his hat dripped down on his blue coat and ran down his back. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z One, drawn by the fresh smell of fried pork, came to sit near us and began pulling the scabs from the bruises on her scalp, a line of blood dripping down her back. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He is positively dripping with self-satisfaction, just waiting for the girls to fawn over him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Blood dripped, dripped, thin hairlike strands that trickled to the floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was raining harder now, and I’d never put my hood up, so my hair was dripping down my back. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A bead of condensation drips down the side of my milkshake, settling at the base of the plastic cup. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Her mask, now dry, had assumed an ashen quality, and water from her hair dripped onto the caked contours of her face. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z There had to be at least thirty massive sculptures of running, leaping beasts, their flanks gleaming slickly in the silvery light, jaws open, their slowly melting muzzles dripping occasionally onto the crowd below. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We looked at each other, our cold, wet clothes clinging to us, our hair dripping, and then burst out laughing. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Sweat drips down my face and chin as my stomach convulses. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The giant peach rose up dripping out of the water and began climbing toward the heavens. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z The armory doors were open, and Bran glimpsed Mikken at his forge, his hammer ringing as sweat dripped off his bare chest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Cut you open and rip them out, dripping. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She has to see the beads of sweat on my forehead, the beads of sweat dripping down my temples onto my cheeks. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The water drops dripped back down into the gushing stream below them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Something terrible happened here, I thought, feeling a cold drip down my spine. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z His fingernails were painted purple, and his earlobes dripped with pearls and amethysts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Twice I’ve seen the honey man who comes out of the forest carrying a block of honeycomb dripping with honey—sometimes bees and all!—in his bare hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no handkerchief, but feeling with my fingers I washed away where the dried blood had been, with rainwater that dripped from the canvas, and wiped it clean with the sleeve of my coat. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Jones held the dripping candle over the protective glass cover that shielded the dancing compass needle, showing Booth the course to steer. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare uncomprehendingly as a trickle of water drips off a sting under his ear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I look up at her, smelly brown root water dripping down my face, and I turn back to look at Wilf, up there driving his cart. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “We’ve had you on a drip for over sixty hours...until you told us everything we needed to know.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Chicago's daily Tribune sported two full pages of beach bathers with wide smiles and dripping swimsuits, proclaiming, “KEEP COOL! There's room for 250,000 like these at Chicago’s Beaches Today.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His hands hung stiff at his sides; water and slime were dripping from them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The incessant rain tickled his cheeks and mixed with the blood from his mouth, dripping red by the time it hit the ground. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The bread was soggy, so we dripped honey onto the slices and rolled them and they didn’t taste too bad. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z By the time it comes over the side, slick and dripping, my arms are shaking from the effort. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Mattresses were stacked, bunches of green bananas hung from the rafters, the gash where the machete had cut dripped white sticky ooze onto the floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He did not want her to notice the bins full of yellowed towels waiting to be washed on Monday, the graffiti on the walls, the loose tiles, and the rusty pipes that dripped continuously. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He tweezed out a piece of dripping meat and tried it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z No one knew how long water had been dripping down onto it, because no one ever went in there. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Liam jerked the hose back and forth as the stream of gas slowed to a measly drip. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It’s not there anymore,-but the custodians are scrubbing at what’s left of it, their sponges dripping purple paint. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The reporter’s face dripped with sweat as he relayed the information. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Ink seeps through a crack and drips on my leg. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Greta, a stout woman with sallow skin and black hair that seemed to drip down her head like candle wax, tutted her tongue disapprovingly. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Her lips trembled and salty tears dripped into her mouth. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z It’s these underpants, thin and gray with use, that hang dripping on the line over our heads as we sit in Grace’s cellar pretending to be schoolchildren. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Her glue gun dripped a glob of hot stuff onto her papers. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z And when Mom finally got home, dripping and soaking from having to walk the whole way from her office in the storm, she let us eat on the floor, on a blanket, like a picnic. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z At first I couldn’t even talk—I just sat there, dripping and panting like a tired old dog. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I can’t tell at first how she feels about him, the way she leans back, away from his dripping tongue. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z What was left of my hair was tucked into a plastic shower cap, though not tucked in enough to keep it from drip, drip, dripping. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Sweat dripped from his back and fell away into the void below. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Then the film cameras chopped short and the theaters turned dark, and the print presses trickled down from a great Niagara of reading matter to a mere innocuous dripping of ‘pure’ material. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Drops from wet hair drip down my back. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I slip off my coat and pass it to Debbie along with my dripping umbrella. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Tears drip down the sides of my cheeks. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The rain had ceased at last, but the spots fell from the dripping leaves and from the gutter above the window. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It hissed, and a drop of poison from its mouth dripped onto Loki’s face, making his eyes burn. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z His fierce eye gazed out across the mighty army: black rats, brown rats, grey rats, piebald rats, skulking weasels, furtive stoats and sinuous ferrets, all gathered round, their weapons glistening and dripping with the rain. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Baba stays close to his patient, adjusting the drip, checking his temperature. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She’d all but forgotten the mural, and the sight arrested her: six dead gods, crudely blue and dripping red, and her father in the middle: hero, liberator, butcher. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Oh, Clara,” the old woman said, despair dripping off of every word. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z And a washerwoman came on Monday and spent the whole day boiling the clothes in the dripping laundry shed out back. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I kept playing, even though my hands started dripping and it was hard to breathe. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The bucket rose from the water, rope, bail, and sides dripping white fire. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There was art all over the walls, and books and books of sketches of googly-eyed dragons and hearts with knives stabbed in them and dripping fruit and all kinds of other stuff. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Cold tea pools in the saucer and drips onto the floor, leaving sticky trails along the polished wood. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Black tar bubbles out from the cracks and grooves and drips down into the grass and sinks into the earth. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The bright stars peered out of the sky, and lit the falling water as it spilled on to his fingers and head, and dripped, dripped, in hundreds of silver drops on to his feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Her words dripped into the cold air, and while she seemed awash in sadness, she did not shed another tear. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Pet’s mouth stretched in amusement, and a sheet of smoke dripped out. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z When Kurtsinger slid off in the winner’s circle and reached down to unlatch the girth, he was horrified to discover his colt’s belly and hoof dripping with blood. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Loafers sluicing, hair dripping, holding her purchases in her arms, she made it into the bedroom and shut the door. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Mam sends Michael with a milk bottle of warm tea, a few cuts of bread smeared with dripping, a note to say Laman Griffin isn’t angry anymore and I can come back. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t working on an article,” Bloom said, his voice literally dripping with false disappointment, phony gloom. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “This guy says you’re so wet behind the ears, your lobes are dripping.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A lush garden dripped from the ceiling, eclipsing the previous illusion. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A thick tangle of blond curls dripped down past his golden choker and high velvet col-lar. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I wasn’t just sweating the chick I was dripping pure unadulterated love. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Sweat dripped down his brow, but he couldn’t be sure whether it was from the heat, the running, or fear. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z With an expert hand, she quickly detaches the morphling drip from my arm and plugs it into a socket taped into the crook of her own. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We watch the rain dripping on the water left in the green plastic pool. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I swipe my finger against the container before it drips onto my leg. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They were dripping with sweat, and their faces were so dirty that it took Stanley a moment to notice that one kid was white and the other black. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He stood in Heorot and stared at the terrible trophy, Grendel's arm, which still dripped steaming blood on the ivory floor. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He was dazed, and blood streaming from his head dripped in his eyes. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She cries over his cut swollen lips and cringes as she touches the blood dripping from his skull. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She could see the yellow eyes and the saliva dripping from its tongue. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Water came down his face and dripped from his chin, and the shivers were happiness and safety. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then the breeze died too and there was no noise save the drip and trickle of water that ran out of clefts and spilled down, leaf by leaf, to the brown earth of the island. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But still it remained, rain dripping from its matted coat. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The fire spat when chicken fat dripped into it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I poke the comers of the clothes in between the wringers and they are grabbed and dragged through, the arms of the shirts ballooning with trapped air, suds dripping from the cuffs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z One of the Med-jacks was there, the shorter one—Thomas couldn’t remember his name—dropping water into the comatose girl’s mouth a few drips at a time. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes I feel like I’m trying to clutch at drips and drabs of my old best friend, hoping she’s still in there somewhere. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The clocks ticked on, the fires crackled, the translucent candles dripped. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Abbey was kneeling in the bow, aiming her camera as the last molten slice of light dripped out of sight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The bottom foot dripped brown mud on them as they passed underneath, the barbed spikes mere inches above their heads. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They were in a narrow cell where the walls dripped with damp, and there was one stone bench for furniture. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z You could trace his path through the house by the little drips that still lingered everywhere like breadcrumbs. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He took a short bath, just to lose the smell of rotten eggs that clung to him from the dripping tunnel, and fell into bed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was seeping from his eyes and ears, dripping off his Ups. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Dad clipped a dripping photo on the line. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The blood leaked through her fingers and dripped to the sand. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I shouted at the king, shaking my dripping petticoat in his direction. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone poured a glass of water and I could hear it fill up very fast, then the rapid rill-like trickle of the final drops dripping from the pitcher-lip into the glass. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands appear to be dripping on the wheel. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Spittle dripped from the corner of his mouth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Then you might have a thought for somebody else!” snapped Nat, slapping the water out of his dripping breeches. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z A splinter of glass wounded Gregor in the face, some corrosive medicine or other dripped over him. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Without Monday by my side, I was jumping alone into shark-infested waters...dripping in blood. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to drip blood on my clean white shirt. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They set his fur on end—that prickly, alert, thrilling sensation, a good feeling—and made his tongue drip. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She removed it with a pair of tongs and carried it dripping into the living room. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z By all the winged lions in Venice, Victor thought, now he's got honey literally dripping from his mouth, the little flatterer. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The cave floor was mushy and wet from the water dripping off the stalactites. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Rain had snuck down my collar and dripped down my back. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Lions, prowling their cages with hungry saliva dripping from their great jaws. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Dad took a picture of Sookie holding the dripping jaws in the air. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Blood” was dripping down his chest, and there was a look of pure anguish on his face. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z She opened the door and Dr. Nwala came in, water dripping down his face. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A few miles after Salcedo, my lights single it out, the ancient anacahuita tree, dripping in the rain, most of its pods gone. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time she scooted into the driver’s seat, she was a dripping mess and in a terrible mood. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z A long string of drool came out and dripped into the dust. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I see Richard’s face, blood dripping from his mouth, down his chin. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Butter pecan dribbled down P.M.’s chin and dripped onto his neckerchief. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The first buzzard sat on the pony’s head and its beak had just risen dripping with dark eye fluid. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The bath faucet dripped slowly, ringing as each drip splashed against the drain. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Another drop of the serpent’s venom dripped onto Loki’s face, and he screamed and threw himself about, writhing in his bonds. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She had hurried out to the porch from the cooking hut and still carried a large wooden paddle in her hand, which dripped steaming water onto the floor. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I could feel it soaking the shoulder of my shirt, hear it dripping on the wood below. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z My eyes open wide when I see Meng standing in a group at the side dripping wet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Children staggered up and down the aisle of the car with dripping paper cups of water. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Water dripped from his wet clothes onto the bare plywood floor. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Black blood dripped from the wounds in her side. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The hem of her dress drips; her shoes squelch out water; to both sides rise sheer walls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Blood dripped from between his palms as if he were crushing cherries. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The only table was a Ping-Pong table, close to the door where I stood holding the dripping romaine leaves. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Silently he stood in the rain, water dripping from his hair on to his freezing shoulders, on to his freezing hips and legs. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Once Mabelee leaned her head over too far and got honey all in her hair, but it was Lunelle who took the cake with honey dripping off the ends of her elbows. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Gramps, still in his boxer shorts, and dripping wet, carried Gram into the hospital. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z A trickle of blood drips from his eyebrow where his new glasses have dug in. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Her tears dripped on the backs of my hands. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I feel stinging pain, see my blood drip. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z There are plaster drips here and there, including on his shoes, and a scuff of it on his pants. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Some of them need to have a continual drip of Valium in the arm to keep them from pounding on the walls, smashing the viewing windows, tearing up the medical equipment. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweat dripping down his face, covered in soot foot to crown, blacker than an African devil. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We got into the lobby and there was a guy standing there with no shirt on and blood dripping down the front of his chest and onto his stomach and the front of his pants. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z If anybody noticed us—five kids dripping wet and looking like they'd just had a fight with a monster—they didn’t let on. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z There was the same dear glass jar on a pole dripping fluid into him through the crook of his elbow. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z We got ice cream at the Dairy Freeze and sat at a picnic table trying to eat it quick before the summer heat made it run down our cones and drip onto our laps. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Chocolate dripped down the sides of his mouth and made him look evil. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure what-all it means, but if it means being like that drip that Harry brought home that time, then no.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Near her a bucket hung against a tree, and she distinctly heard a sound of drip—drip—drip— Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Water drips on the paper and the birds bloom in the light, their feathers expanding promise. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z "The Red Cross is coming to pay us a visit," says the commandant in a tone dripping with innuendo. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “What—?” Koffi scrambled away from the bowl in horror, not caring as more blood dripped down her arm to stain the beautiful rug. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then he put the blanket over his head like a cowl, brushed his dripping mustache with his fingers, and went to urinate in the courtyard. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He just continued to stand there, trembling and dripping with fuel. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Adam huddled under his oilskin, waiting for the dark to come, and when it did he walked through the dripping night into the town of Valdosta. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A big drop of sweat drips down my face. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nice witch tights, by the way,” Madison said, her voice dripping with scorn. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z For a moment, I sit there, watching my tears drip down on her face. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I step over to her and hug her, my soapy hands dripping on the floor. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “We must’ve dug, like, ten feet,” Lucas said quietly, sweat still dripping from his nose. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I dripped water past your lips—every time I could. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Blood dripped from one nostril and crusted at the comers of both eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Everywhere there was stuff—tents, clothes, backpacks, raincovers—hanging out to dry, dripping sluggishly. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In the back of the room was a marble fireplace, big as a sepulchre, and a globed gasolier—dripping with prisms and strings of crystal beading—sparkled in the dim. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Both of his arms plunged into the terrible ragged hole and dragged out a big, white, dripping bundle. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Clear tube dripping who knows what into my arm. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Ghost swam, emerging on the bank with his white fur dripping brown. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Their hair trickles blood and sweat, their clothes drip, their faces red and rigid. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was dripping with sweat and blood. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That day I heard the drip, drip begin, and by evening some of the trees had dumped their loads and were slowly lifting themselves to their feet, so to speak. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Men entering the hall huddled by the fires or clapped their hands together over glowing braziers as their cloaks hung dripping from pegs inside the door. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When I let go of Dad, I brought the watermelon over to the counter and unwrapped the plastic, dripping pink juice into the sink. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Then he noticed that some of the water dripping down her hard blue face was tears. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Clyde drew out each syllable like molasses dripping off a spoon. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He watched Baba's body rise from the dirt, mouth open in a silent scream as a creature stalked forward, a being with wretched black eyes and blood dripping from its maw. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I peer up into the unmasked face of Guillermo Garcia, who now looks like he just got out of the ocean, his black hair slicked back and dripping, a towel thrown over his shoulder. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Black blood was flowing from the wound where the spear had pierced him, smoking where it dripped onto the scorched sands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mom leans so far forward that she spills her own juice, and it drips into her lap. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z From the bathroom across the way, through its half-open door, drifted a humid scented air and a hollow dripping sound. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The trees drip; their branches seem moments away from erupting into bloom. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They tromp into their room, dripping and without speaking to me, not even one look that might mean “I saw a crazed Jewish woman yelling in your courtyard.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I go as quickly as I can, for the blood from Kat’s wound drips to the ground. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z A fire burned on the rock and fat dripped from the roasting pig-meat into the invisible flames. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Abby and I sneaked to the door as she yelled, “Spiny lumpsucker!” and waved her fingers around, dripping egg yolk on the floor before dashing over to the sink. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The same red as the petals of the flowers was dripping from his shaking palm. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “Be calm. Be cool,” Tad said aloud, because it was better hearing his own voice than the dripping and creaking and the creepy silence. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Sweat dripped down the bridge of my nose. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z As they went down the mist became colder and damper, and their hair hung lank and dripping on their foreheads. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I stood in the lobby for a long time, dripping and thawing. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z He spat and a beautiful spray hit a mailbox, dripping down like a teardrop. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Albert stretched out his arms to strangle the dripping animal, slipped on the water, and fell backwards. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And she starts walking back up the hill, in the direction of Paris, sand dripping in a trail behind her. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z His father takes his hand and holds him while he immerses him completely in the muddy water and quickly pulls him back up, dripping. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He spread a neat layer of newspapers beneath the head, so that the blood would not drip on the floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I finally reached a jagged split in the hull and, as the raft drifted inside it, fetid water dripped down my neck. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She lifted the plate cover, the condensation dripping all over my chicken tenders. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I didn’t care how dripping wet he was. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Other times I have come to Beaumont dripping with sweat and lusting for ice and air-conditioning. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Bolger unlocked the door and Tom Hustings pushed his way in, his raincoat and hair dripping. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Birds were dripping from the trees, little birds, singing and flying and pouring over the limbs. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His boy would feed him bites of this meat, dripping with fat. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “What are you doing with it?” she said, licking a drip from the bottom of her cone. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The rain had begun again, dripping down on their heads and shoulders through the dark leaves. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I am dripping with the big waters and mud of the Rio Grande. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Paulette stared at the ground, her hair dripping around her face. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Her cheeks dripped blood, making red polka dots on her tattered dress. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I sat by Dad’s bed, dripping teaspoons of water into his mouth with a medical dropper and feeding him pureed vegetables as if he were a toddler. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Julia, however, seemed unable to mention the Party, and especially the Inner Party, without using the kind of words that you saw chalked up in dripping alleyways. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Water drips from the bottle’s bottom as she hands it to me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Rainwater is dripping from my clothes and onto the shiny wood. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z All that night it fell, warm rain, dripping from the eaves and pattering at my window, while I lay flat on my back with my eyes wide open, listening. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I’m off the morphine drip but still on pain meds, and my head stays cloudy. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He felt like getting up early and watching his dad try to make breakfast, crack the eggs and drip them all over the counter. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Wherever it erupts, this Funk, they wipe it away; where it crusts, they dissolve it; wherever it drips, flowers, or clings, they find it and fight it until it dies. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreau pauses to drink from his goblet, letting the blood drip down his chin. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z They ate their supper in silence, huddled beneath oilskins as the rain dripped down, hissing, into the fire. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She stared at him in amazement, a cap of snow dripping off her head. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z For the longest time, it seemed like there was no sound at all except the rain dripping through the trees above us. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Water dripped from the dirt roof or ran in rivulets down the wall. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Tears drip down my face and neck until my hair is damp. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He dripped with it, always, just as he did as he stood there by my tree. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I walk down the hallway, my head down so far that the salt water drips from the tip of my nose. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Everything is black and wet and dripping except for where snow has come down through holes in the roof. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Blood was running down her dress and dripping behind her, making a trail. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I awoke to Granddaddy hanging his dripping oilskin on a nail. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z All I could think of now was the almost bitter taste of the bubbles popping against my tongue, the crunch and numb swallow of ice cubes, condensation accumulating on textured plastic until it dripped. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z And on the far shore a creature that raised its dripping mouth from the rimstone pool and stared into the light with eyes dead white and sightless as the eggs of spiders. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I point the sword at him, the rusty tip only a few inches away from his nose, the blade dripping the poor girl’s lifeblood in the space between us. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It was a snake, cold of eye, its tongue flickering, its fangs dripping with poison. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z A coyote froze with its muzzle dripping from the pool where it had been drinking. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthew’s taking deep breaths, pain Noise and grief Noise dripping everywhere, and fury, too, at losing control so publicly. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “I’m gross. Too sweaty,” I say as a bead of sweat drips down my face. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Back came the manly lover, dripping wet from the sea, chest out, strong and virile, healthy and sunburnt. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It sizzled and fried, and drops of fat dripped off it and blazed on the coals. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I see my blood drip, but the locket is in my grasp. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z At the celebration in town, ice cream dripped before you could get your cone licked even once around. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I feel sick to my stomach, useless, the remaining snow dripping from my glove into a puddle on the floor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z His lip is split wide open, and it’s dripping blood to his cheek and shirt. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z If she drew herself right now, she’d use all the watery blues, her whole solid body dripping and melting into a puddle like the Wicked Witch of the West. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “He worked by dripping and splashing paint on his canvases.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z A garden hose snaked from a dripping faucet to a hole in the yard. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I see deep, parallel gashes across the palm, blood dripping, staining the snow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As soon as she left, balancing the dripping drum on her head without holding it with her hands, I shoved Maria underneath the tap and turned it on full blast. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Ere long, with the servant’s aid, I contrived to mount a staircase; my dripping clothes were removed; soon a warm, dry bed received me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He was dripping wet from the neck down, steaming in the chill air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Brand whirled from the sink, his hands dripping soapy water, his eyes blazing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z CASSANDRA: The house reeks of death and dripping blood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She had clutched at a hope that the dark fringe of dripping trees might somehow be concealing the town she had anticipated. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Hagrid allowed himself to be steered into a chair and slumped over the table, sobbing uncontrollably, his face glazed with tears that dripped down into his tangled beard. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Nathan shivered, thinking about all those pairs of hairy legs, those long fangs dripping with venom, and all those eyes searching for human flesh upon which to chew. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Cain closes Marcus’s hands over his blade, pressing until blood drips from his palms. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Like the pig is roasting on a spit right in the living room, dripping delicious grease all over the carpet. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z We kissed, and it was gentle and nice, rain dripping from our noses and running warm into our just-open mouths. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “It’s nothing,” Dad says, his voice dripping with disappointment. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She unlatched the cap and dipped her fingers into the blood, which was as warm as it had been when it dripped from the creature’s throat. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Drops of blood from his fingers dripped down the fence from wire to wire and fell on the ground. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Rainwater dripping from the roof splattered in the mud below. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The grass was long and wet, and the fog dripped down from the still fresh green leaves on all the trees. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I saw and saw and saw, dripping sweat down my nose onto the knife. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The results were love letters that dripped with longing and by their high tone made Abra very uneasy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Major Rathbone drips blood on the carpet, trying to stanch the flow by holding tight to his injured arm. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The gutters of the city overhead had dried, but old rain seeped and dripped from the glazed brick walls. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Then the High Blade of MidMerica left the pool deck and went back through the house dripping wet, leaving behind whatever dignity he had arrived with. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I forced myself to swallow as much as I could and I pushed the rest of the banana into the front of my teeth, banana mush dripping onto my chin and shirt. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z For ten minutes Roy stood in the kiosk, dripping on the floor, waiting for the downpour to slacken. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Shire had seldom seen so fair a summer, or so rich an autumn: the trees were laden with apples, honey was dripping in the combs, and the corn was tall and full. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The sound of dripping water made Jonathan tense. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The Villac Uma squeezed the heart over the goblet, and the blood dripped into the silver container. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Doon liked to sit on these clumps, running his fingers along the strange creases and crevices that must have been carved somehow by running or dripping water. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The thing sighed and its voice dripped with even more condescension than it had before, which was kind of impressive. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It never came in a rush, but the blood dripped and ran and would not stop and would not clot. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The cool water dripped down his neck, trickled over his chest, and made him shiver. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z It makes the stone houses drip and the wattle and daub houses look soggy. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She screamed when she saw her dripping befouled child. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” I shot back, my voice dripping with disdain. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The four stallions stumbled often: thick sweat dripped from their flanks and a bloody foam dripped from their lips. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, I slurp the broth and instantaneously my tongue burns and my nose drips. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We might be in South America now,” Camilla said one night while we were drinking bourbon from teacups in my room and listening to rain dripping from the eaves. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then he left the parsonage and sprinted to Mrs. Cobb’s house, where Lizzie would be waiting and dripping inside the kitchen—Mrs. Cobb had started to leave the back door open for her. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The drippings popped on the coals in the trenches. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z After the IV drip, I carefully slide on a pair of bright-blue gloves, making sure to keep my B. cepacia germs far away from anything Stella will touch. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He crossed to Anya without drying his face off, wet hand out and dripping on the wood floor. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Doc’s shirt was torn off and his slight strong shoulder dripped blood from a scratch. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been thrown over Rufus’s horse like a grain sack, head and feet hanging, blood dripping from my mouth onto the familiar boot that let me know it was Rufus I rode with. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z A domed ceiling holds golden lanterns that drip with light like raindrops made from the sun. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Yossarian ripped open the snaps of Snowden’s flak suit and heard himself scream wildly as Snowden’s insides slithered down to the floor in a soggy pile and just kept dripping out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As he retched, Bull spilled the mushroom soup out of the pocket, letting it roll off his chin and mouth before it dripped onto the stage. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “No fancy. I—I see them. My mother has sent them. They crowd around me and their eyes drip blood. Oh, let me go.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Hissing, Biter grabbed a handful of half-charred rabbit right off the spit, and tore into it with his pointed teeth while honey dripped between his fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Another head breathed a column of fire, and the third head dripped what looked like greenish poison from between its fangs. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z After a while the stream from the stretcher above lessened and started to drip again and I heard and felt the canvas above move as the man on the stretcher settled more comfortably. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I drank it without sugar in the dripping glass, and it was pleasantly bitter. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z For about ten long seconds there was no sound but the rhythmic tick tick tick of the water dripping from Charles’s sodden clothes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then he reached down and sank one of the jars till it was full and raised it up dripping. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z When the snail has crossed the pool and started up the far wall, Marie-Laure picks up her cane and climbs out in her dripping oversized loafers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We breathe in our nebulizers, and do our IV drips, and mark off treatments and meds together in her app. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Blood from her cheeks dripped on her dress. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I order a cheese Danish and a cup of coffee, even though the smell of bacon makes my mouth drip. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry too,” he said, and her heart sank, dripping in a sad, cold puddle to her feet. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She was pointing out that we Robinsons had been reduced to a true and ridiculous mess—unrecognizable with our swollen eyelids and dripping noses, our hurt and strange helplessness here in our own kitchen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He laid trenchers of bread before them and filled them with chunks of browned meat off a skewer, dripping with hot juice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Dany caught a glimpse of a malign black face, almost human, and an arched tail dripping venom . . . and then the box flew from her hand in pieces, turning end over end. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And every time Moss tried to center his thoughts on one of these memories, it would instead flash before him: the pop of the gun, Javier clutching his chest, the red blood dripping. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It all exploded into a rainbow of sound that dripped its fragments onto an aching brain. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I raked the leaves away and let his blood drip on the black mountain soil. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever smelled the nasty trash water they drip behind them? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Deep stone flues where the water dripped and sang. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Carrying the eggs, I run back home, breathless, dripping with sweat. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard his footsteps and the drip of water on the floor as he stepped out. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later Barker’s team arrived, dripping with sweat. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The pale green tarnished copper ceiling drips with condensation. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Blood dripped from his forehead and his sad eyes looked upward in prayer. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I passed around the bottle of brand while the pig cooked over the fire, smoking and dripping fat onto the coals. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When we came out of the stall, a cluster of girls in the Senior Division were standing by the sinks, watching us, arms folded, a few still in their dripping swimsuits. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Ifemelu would come to like the gyros from those carts, flatbread and lamb and dripping sauces, as she would come to love Philadelphia itself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t see where the others went, but I know when I see blood drip between the rungs of the ladder that it was not a good place. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Like thick paint, it slowly dripped all the way down into the bottom of his stomach. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I held up a dripping hand to him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z We stop rolling and catch our breath and wipe the dripping snow from our faces. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you say you know how to use one of those things? The drip torch?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He watched as it dripped in the net. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The beast dropped to the wooden floor of the inn, blood dripping from its side and from its eye and from its open mouth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Those empty sockets were less lovely up close, dripping river water down her cheeks like never-ending tears. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “And then apply it to the card,” he finished, holding up the dripping red card for us to see. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She could almost see the stableboy standing against the wall, his hands curled into claws with the blood still dripping from the deep gashes in his palms where Needle had cut him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The gash on Stick's forehead dripped blood over his brow and along his cheek. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z So when I sat down to write my public letter of apology, it dripped with venomous sincerity. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When they thought they were far enough away, they took off running as fast as they could while we stood there motionless in the sun and Raymond clutched at his arm dripping with blood. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Is it too small? Should we throw it back? Or is it worth some money?” said the dripping man, panting. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as she asks, I feel as though an ice cube is dripping along my spine. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I shove the dripping toast into my mouth. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His brick-red hair, just combed, was dripping with the amount of water he required for satisfactory grooming. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He looked at the house and he looked out over the dripping countryside and then let the door back down and descended the steps and set about making breakfast. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I stared at the problem until my liquefied eyeballs were about to drip out of their sockets and roll down my cheeks. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z But I liked the idea of forgiveness and, by the time I reached our island, dripping with my cold Atlantic wash, I felt lighter than I had in a long time. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The slow thick drip into the pit of his stomach. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled up a dripping brown bottle of beer. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Then the rain stopped falling and the trees dripped and I helped to spawn a school of secret dangers. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And they are all so dripping with good will that it is impossible to object. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Water drips nearby, running into the gutters and pooling in potholes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Beneath the taps, dripping had worn the porcelain thin in green stripes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Will they open my pod hundreds of years later and find a babbling girl—green drool dripping from the side of my mouth? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And I realize that the blood on Garrett’s face, dripping from his mouth, is from the bite he gave the skinhead. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Then he raised the dripping crutch and pointed it at Tree-ear. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He slashed his way forward, trying to ignore the pain and the blood dripping down his arm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We ate around the flames of our bonfire, dripping butter onto the sand. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z And Annie’s voice was worst of all—dripping with a concern Toby had learned to live without. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Cordelia remembers all kinds of things: the graying underwear dripping on the clothesline in the cellar, the kitchen paring knife that was worn right down to a sliver, the winter coats from the Eaton's Catalogue. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Inside, the dining room has been cleared but the dripping candles still burn in the candelabras. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z All was silent, save for the rumour of war in the City down below, and they heard the water dripping sadly from the dead branches into the dark pool. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I came to slowly, to the steady drip of water. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We watched it drip through and were strangely proud. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It was the best show I ever saw, the way the blood dripped through the ceiling. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The cold water drips down my neck and rolls down my shoulders and back. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The downpour ends and there's only the residual drippings of water from branches, the rush of the now overflowing stream below us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He’d haphazardly swept the remnants of the contraptions into the plastic bag, and yolk dripped from a hole at the bottom. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z As he rose to his feet he noticed that he was neither dripping nor panting for breath as anyone would expect after being under water. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The huge creeping vine that cloaked the house had shriveled; the main trunk and stems sagged and dripped oily sap. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It burned with an unholy dripping glare for a minute, three times normal size, then dwindled. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The packed snow creaked underfoot, and everywhere I could hear a musical trickle and drip as the noon sun thawed icicles and snow crusts that would glaze again before nightfall. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The ivory floors and walls of the great banqueting hall were dripping with blood. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The trees were so thick above them that the down pour barely penetrated, but the foliage dripped and was cold on their shoulders. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The collie stood shakily, blood dripping from his throat, awaiting the protection of his master. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They are bound to bits of clockwork, pieces of mirror, stumps of dripping candles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Tears dripped from my eyes, but blood dripped from my fangs, blood of the people I was supposed to love. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The golden skin of the peach had been torn open, and where a chunk of flesh was now missing, a sweet, sticky juice was dripping like crystal beads gliding off a string. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They froze into contorted shapes, with their chest cavities spread wide and their intestines hanging out and dripping red icicles. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep walking, and when I look to the left, Papa Legba is standing there on the corner of Dover and American, leaning on his cane with rain dripping from the brim of his hat. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Those few minutes before my name gets called go by like honey dripping from a spoon. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The door creaks open to reveal a woman in a bathrobe, with water dripping down her neck and her hair wrapped in a towel. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I got in the backseat, dripping and shivering. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The tears beat my anger and dripped down onto my cheeks. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When he came back into the kitchen his hands and face were frozen white and he was dripping with the sweat of exhaustion, but there was a look of satisfaction on his face. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Water dripped somewhere, and Celaena looked longingly at the middle archway as she approached the crossroads. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Virgil’s back dripped with sweat as he walked even faster. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Cramped and airless, with some foul liquid that smelled like rotten eggs dripping from the ceiling. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Loo, oblivious to the conversation, went back to shoving his face into the fruit, smacking his lips and dripping. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Franz, who now realized that knocking Isa over was one of his poorer decisions of the year, retreated slowly to Hyacinth, who stood in the bathroom doorway, still dripping. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I light two and we use those to tag team the rest, racing to finish before the wax drips. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The crown was almost an exact replica of the Miss America one, with its four points dripping with sparkly rhinestones. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And every second of this moment is slowed down like dripping honey. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z So he sat in the dripping honey sun, pulling every nerve and muscle into service to stop the fall of water from his eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt stared with amazement at the blood dripping from his feet and hands. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Rainwater dripped from the hem of the master's cloak, but he stood stout as a winebarrel on his bit of decking and looking down at Ged he asked, “Can you abate this wind, lad?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Elements are already slipping away, dripping like the flowers around them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Liquid drips down from a bag and goes inside my arm. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood runs from his mouth to his forehead and hair and drips onto the floor beneath him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Was that path scary? Did some of the sap drip on you?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z There was no sound but the tap-tap of the water dripping into the metal sink. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The June sky dripped its sunshine on us all day. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then C. J. opened the tank from his side and removed the paper, dripping with chemicals, and held it in his hands. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ll be back next week and if you don’t have the money, one pound eight shillings and sixpence total, ’tis out on the pavement you’ll be with the skies dripping on your furniture. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Are you going to kill me, Veturius?” he asks, still grinning despite the blood dripping down his face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z As the train came to Sacramento a snow slide closed the Sierras for two days and the six cars stood on a siding, dripping their ice away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “This smells so bad,” Twig said, laughing as egg goo dripped from her fingers. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I don't want to make it easy for her to forget that I'm here, so I set her packages on a table, stand in her foyer, and drip. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He drooled and the saliva dripped down to her breasts, soaking her frayed polyester bra. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Her fingers sketched quotation marks around the name, and her tone dripped sarcasm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As the water dripped from his hair, he rubbed it into his arm-pits and over his chest. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z They had seen him and they were scattering between juniper trees, through tall yellow grass, below the mesas near the dripping spring. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z By the time he’d finished, he was dripping with sweat from concentrating so hard. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I helped him out and we hurried home to change our dripping clothes and thaw out by the hearth. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Not heavy now but monotonous, dripping onto us, splashing on the stones. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The tickle of blood dripping down on his cheek. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He recalled Darlene’s dripping hair ribbon, flapping against her face as they walked back in silence in the rain. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands were grimy, and sweat dripped into my eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Blood gushes out of his wound, flowing down his forehead, ears, and dripping from his chin. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe now, Mama Lessie, no other black child’s beloved grandmother will have to die beneath the dripping water pipes in a cold, dingy hospital basement. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The air had died in the cypresses in the courtyard, in the pale trappings of the bedrooms, in the dripping archways of the garden of perennials. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I soak in the Grand Banquet Hall: candelabras and centerpieces dripping with white and gold, animated ceiling frescoes of the royal family's bloodline, roses opening and closing to release their scents. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z His orange counselor’s shirt was dripping with sweat. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It was getting cooler, but the humidity was so high I was dripping wet. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The tip of my forefinger is sliced neatly across the top, and blood is dripping onto my jeans. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the lid Jon discovered three duck’s eggs fried in drippings, a strip of bacon, two sausages, a blood pudding, and half a loaf ? of bread still warm from the oven. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My breathing, the journey of the drips of water that trail from his skin onto mine, the rise and fall of his chest, the blink of his eyelids. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I watch the IV bag, the steady drip, drip, drip of the medicine working its way into my body. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Hatsue, carrying a garden shovel and a metal pail rusted through in its bottom, dripped water behind her as she walked the tide flats; she was fourteen and wore a black bathing suit. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z "A noble lady does not feed dogs at her table," she said, breaking off another piece of comb and letting the honey drip down onto her bread. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Blood dripped slowly onto his glasses; the extra weight pulled them down until they hung off one ear. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The tap on the basin above his head was dripping. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I swam slowly, it seemed like a long swim with the high tide, and then pulled up on the raft and sat, dripping, on the boards that were becoming hot in the sun. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z A cloaked figure is hunched over a worktable filled with bubbling cauldrons, vials of neon-colored liquid, and candles dripping wax. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Full of something that isn’t dripping away into nothing. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z And there were tears dripping off his face. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “You know, there’s a storm coming,” says Mama Ya-Ya as I slip the last clean dish on the rack, my hands dripping with water. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Follow behind me, and watch for drips,” C. J. joked. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tens and fifties of them were flung into the gunny sacks, and the sacks filled with tired, frightened, and disillusioned frogs, with dripping, whimpering frogs. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She raised her dripping face from the basin and let her mouth fall open. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I sat there, dripping, wiping water out of my face, while she and the others laughed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Phil ordered when he saw fuel dripping from the broken right wing.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Looking at my own arms, I noticed blood dripping from the deeper cuts. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z When I came out, my hair dripping, the tips of my fingers wrinkled, Mami and Abuela still sat across from each other. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I’m leaning over with water dripping from my hair. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We’re dripping sweat, our hair out of place, but still smiling. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood dripped from their mouths black as pitch, burning holes in the snow where it fell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I pull into the garage, brain dripping with gasoline fumes. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z He ran back to catch up with Ned, who was also dressed in dripping shorts and holding only his shoes. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z A pregnant woman is just a glorified human incubator, Apollo argues, an intravenous bag dripping nutrients through the umbilical cord into her child. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She saw drips of dark liquid on the gray hood. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z It was all on the doors of the cabinets and was dripping in the sink as my father struggled to get back on his feet. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They were best when eaten hot, dripping with honey and butter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I was dreading going outside to use the toilet, getting drenched running out there, water dripping on me from the leaky ceiling, wet newspaper, the flies attacking me from below. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Twenty-four needle jabs to my rib cage later, I’m flattened out on my hospital bed, gritting my teeth to keep from begging them to bring back my morphling drip. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In her sticky hands dripped a greeny-red fruit the shape of a strange egg. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The altar boy assisting the priest plucked the infant from the font and restored him to Angela, who sobbed and clutched him, dripping, to her bosom. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The waiters in their Austrian uniforms ignored me, as they do everyone, and outside, the yellow lindens were dripping and weeping. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We marched down salt stairs, we crawled along salt floors, we passed stalagmites formed from salt water dripping off the ceiling. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Melting ice dripped down all about them, a slower sort of rain with its own soft music. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Rain fell on the roof of the barn and dripped steadily from the eaves. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z They sat huddled together wrapped each in a blanket over their coats and after a while the rain stopped and there was just the dripping in the woods. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Which, you know, was hard to do when he was bent over, wheezing, with sweat dripping into his eyes. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I stand in my corner with more conviction than ever to kill these soldiers, to avenge the blood that drips from my brother’s skull. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They ranged from discreet golden lights that dripped twinkles to giant displays of snowmen and teddy bears and multicolored stars. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z "There's no escape for you now," he said, saliva dripping from his immense mouth. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Freezing water dripped from the ceiling and ran down the walls in a steady stream. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Rathbone shouts as blood drips down his arm and pools on the floor. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Hello, Mr. Harris,” she let the words kind of drip out her mouth. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z His wicker basket was heavy and wet and dripping now. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Some sticky stuff was dripping off the cliffs. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I could, especially when trying to ignore the sweat dripping into my eyes as I thrust a brush into the dark abyss. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z It peppered in bursts against the frond roof, and I could hear the drips as it leaked through. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She had this dark cancer water dripping out of her chest. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Water from Barbie’s hair trickles down my arm as I hold her over the fish tank, waiting for the dripping to stop. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I got back with a big dripping jar of orange juice and flopped down in a chair to rest, I’d already missed everything. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I smiled a little as a tear dripped down my cheek. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Davos waited wet and dripping, his wrists chafing where the wet rope dug into his skin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Papery ropes of skin wrapped delicately around his thigh and down his calf, like wax dripping from a cheap candle. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The steps are made of thick wood, but slick and punky soft where the water has been dripping all these years, and I can feel how it sags under my feet. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Next was his left side, the port-wine birthmark that dripped like blood down his muscular forearm, the slim fingers I had once imagined curling around me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z For a long moment there was no sound but our breath and the distant drip of water. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He stared at the gears, then stared at the blood dripping from within the mechanicals. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Pale stalactites dripped down from the ceiling, jagged and sharp, and crowded so tightly that they reminded her of teeth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I obeyed inexpertly, dripping hot wax on my fingers. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She had toured a cave with her family once, and the sight reminded her of water dripping from a stalactite. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Beowulf grabbed one glass of champagne after another off a nearby serving tray and tossed them at her, until her dress was sopping and her hair dripped in wet tendrils. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Streams of mucus issued from our mouths and noses and dripped to the ground in long strands. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The space suit slapped to the concrete floor, wet, dripping with water. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain dripped heavily from the thick branches. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She turned around and carried the dripping photo to the string, and I realized that Aileen was the closest girlfriend I had. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Ray paused, his face dripping, his eyes sad. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When I turn it off, I can hear liquid leaking—not dripping so much as pouring. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He held his wet hand up and watched the salt sea drip from it. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Something wet and salty drips into his mouth, focusing him again on his mission. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ba jerked his head up, his ear dripping with water. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z In his dream, Lucy was lying on a cot, holding a dripping orange Popsicle. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He cut his thumb so deeply on the last piece that blood dripped to the wooden floorboards. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When we woke in the morning, the rain had stopped, though the world was still insipid and dreary, and water was dripping from the trees. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they moved a mile before they were forced to anchor again; sometimes only half a mile; sometimes it seemed the huge dripping anchors barely broke water before the wind died again. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She hunkered down in the dark against a damp stone wall and listened for the pursuit, hut the only sound was the beating of her own heart and a distant drip of water. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The two crouched low to the creek bed, still dripping and bare. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He was trembling top to bottom and soaking wet, his dark hair matted to his head and his clothes dripping. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I tear into the pancakes with the warm syrup, making sure to drip some on my eggs too. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The sweat dripping down my face is enough of an answer. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Poison dripped in pools all around her, sizzling into the cement. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Pong sat gagging in the basket, stinky juice dripping off his hair and down the bridge of his nose. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Molten Celestial bronze dripped through his dreadlocks like caramel. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The juice that dripped through was collected in a pot and boiled until only a white residue was left. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right,” Ronneberg said, blood dripping from his hand as he pointed to the night worker, “let’s get that door to the yard unlocked.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Down, down the winding passage they went, through darkness and spider webs and dripping water, until at last they emerged into a cold wind, brilliant sunlight, and the sound of waves breaking on rocks. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Finally, Javier dropped off the bar, panting, sweat dripping down the sides of his head. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In some of the rooms the red stone walls would seem to drip blood, and nowhere could she find a window. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Mother covers my dripping head with a plastic cap. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We sat some more, watching the rain drip off the back canvas. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Henrietta-Maria returns pushing a cushioned cart covered with tiered jewelry stands, each dripping with bracelets, earrings, and necklaces. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Dimple felt a tear drip down her cheek and wiped it away roughly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He felt the dull, oxlike panic as blood dripped down his face. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Her face was in her hands and tears dripped through her fingers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z A dripping figure was climbing into the boat. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Drops of water dripping from her fingertips, she raised her head and looked at Laila, looked at her as if for the first time. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The blast of the window air conditioner that dripped water into a dog bowl on the floor. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Maribel swimming in the lake with her friends, coming home with her hair dripping wet, her clothes clinging to her thin frame. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Pm nearly eighty-seven,” said Millard with his mouth full of goose drippings, and as he spoke a half-chewed mass quavered in his invisible jaw for all to see. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Some of it dripped from the corner of my lips. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not that much fun, having a Care. Teaching them everything—swimming and reading. It’s hard. And some part of them is always dirty or dripping. They break things. They smell.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I saw half a little black mustache—it seemed to be dripping out of his nostril—a scrawny neck, a head that seemed more dumpling than stone. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Sweat drips off my chin and splats on the floor. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The maester pushed forward, with blood dripping from a broken nose. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They each cut a bit of golden-fried pancake dripping in syrup. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He stood for a moment in the clearing, listening to the water dripping down off the beech leaves, and then realized what he had done, and what would happen to him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He let the cold green water drip through his cupped palms. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The hot juices ran down her chin and dripped onto her cloak, but she was too famished to care. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She dipped her finger into the cup, studying the purple liquid as it dripped off her nail. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Because every ninth night, eight gold arm-rings of equal beauty will drip from it. You can reward people with them, or store them, and your wealth will increase.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z They were soaking, dripping wet and the air was cool. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In San Antonio, rainstorms were rare, and if one hit at night, you woke up with water dripping on your face. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Shadows dripped like dark purple paint down the fiery orange sides on the rocky plateaus in the distance. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The varnish dripped in globs down the side. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Many of the wounded have their shattered limbs hanging free in the air from a gallows; underneath the wound a basin is placed into which drips the pus. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z As the light of the sun streamed into the pot, the boy sat up and quickly jumped to the floor, dripping. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Sweat and blood dripped from his face onto his tom clothes. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The mash lay in his mouth, or dripped forth, cutting a channel in the soil of his chin. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They blew their hot breath in his ears and dripped their poisonous saliva on his skin. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He caught them and hooked the strainer onto the side of the barrel where they dripped until he was ready for them. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z After three long hours alone with eight hundred words from Ovid on Monday morning, I walked through the halls feeling as if my brain might drip out of my ears. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Saltwater boils on their faces were breaking open and dripping across the dead-white rings of frostbite. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He made for it a collar of newspaper so the hot wax would not drip on my hand. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes,” she said peering up my dripping nostril. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The men wore tailored suits and large, expensive-looking silver watches, and over their suits they wore fine long raincoats that dripped water onto the floor. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z There was a train of white satin, dripping on the floor of the wardrobe. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Edd cut three thick slices off a stale round of oat bread, stacked them on a wooden platter, covered them with bacon and bacon drippings, and filled a bowl with hard-cooked eggs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “No sentimentality, comrade!” cried Snowball, from whose wounds the blood was still dripping. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Where normal people would want to cut it off, Charlie would want it to dip in his soup and let the liquid drip down his elbow. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z His hair was flattened against his forehead, and dripping. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Whatever light had been in the room dripped off the walls. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Icicles form on the eaves trough above the south window, dripping in the sunlight with a steady sound like a leak. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His mother hung the full bag on a nail where it could drip into the sink. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Some days I would come to practice, and the exhaustion would just be dripping from my pores. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Tears streamed down their faces and dripped on her bedcover. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z But it was just the water dripping out of her belongings, it was just a shadow falling across the canvas. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She walked forward, shoving him aside as though she had not a care for his dripping teeth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I stop where I am, with buttermilk dripping off my hands. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Before her eyes, the skin from the ceiling dripped down, coalescing into the shape of a man. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, for Christ’s ...” Dad sits back and stares at me as Decca takes a big, bloody bite of her burger, the juice dripping down her chin. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A small dripping cavern where a boy could shout and dream. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But the pressure was too weak, so that instead the water slid soundlessly down the underside of the shell where opportunistic slime hung in dripping points, like stalactites in a limestone cave. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I yell as tears stream down my face and snot drips from my nose to my mouth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d tell me not to drip on the desk, she thought with a scowl. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The ink drips down over the glass like rain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It killed monkeys like flies, they were dripping virus from every pore, yet no human being had crashed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were great loaves of brown bread, mounds of turnips and sweetcom and pease, immense hams and roast geese and trenchers dripping full of venison stewed with beer and barley. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Migraines left my blood spreading across unfamiliar hotel sheets, dripping on the floors, oozing into carpets, soaking through leftover croissants and Italian lace cookies. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The twigs of the trees above them began to drip. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Rag boat,” he said to himself, standing in the cockpit under a cushion draped over the boom and dripping water. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Osha swam to the rocks and lose dripping. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Charley, always a dog for water, panted asthmatically, jarring his whole body with the effort, and a good eight inches of his tongue hung out flat as a leaf and dripping. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later he came out dressed, his hair still dripping down his back. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Lay Ter. He stood before her with the river dripping from him. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He had said “massage,” but his manner, his tone, had dripped suggestion. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I could only see the dripping bowels of an ancient hill that might collapse on top of me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She pointed at the bedsheet he was rinsing, and slowly he took the dripping sheet out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Caroline jumped up from the piano at the sight of me, hair streaming, clothes dripping all over the floor. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Many are dripping blood from their arms and legs where shrapnel sliced through their skin. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The day of his sixth birthday, Mother baked a cake, a special one with raspberry jam dripping down the sides. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z There was blood on her cheek, blood dripping down her leg, blood in her fingernails. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They read all the comics and didn’t worry about dripping milk shake on them or bending the covers. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z A chuckle dripped out of Sigurd’s snarly mouth. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The mist in the trees had turned to moisture and dripped upon my bare head like a thin rain. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s only a bit of mud to you, boy, but to me it’s an extra hour scrubbing!” shouted Filch, a drip shivering unpleasantly at the end of his bulbous nose. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She was wearing rubber boots and her umbrella dripped with rain. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Figs that drip with honey, sugar blown into curls and flowers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Once, just before he went to bed, he found that someone had left a faucet dripping and that there was a bathtub full of hot water. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The man sat forward with elbows on knees, hands clenched together, his entire visage appearing as if it might melt and drip onto the floor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z We had to leave the faucet under the house dripping or the water froze in the pipe. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A slow trickle of dark blood made its way down his thumb, where it gathered and swelled for a moment before dripping onto the floor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The slapping and dripping of food was so mesmerizing that I didn’t notice the pile of cilantro the lunch lady dumped on my serving of guacamole until I slid out of line. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Oh Lydia, honey,” Madison said, her voice dripping with mock concern, “I think they missed a spot or two on your spray tan.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Aloe held up a hand, the spatula dripping slightly from it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Dark water pooled between the rails, fed in steady drips from the station ceiling. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Silence, apart from the eternal drip of water from the roofs. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Drip, drip, drip, into the white gravel until, saturated, it could no longer receive and a second tiny pool appeared. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The moon had risen higher, and floating in the Sound was a triangle of silver scales, trembling a little to the stiff, tinny drip of the banjoes on the lawn. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Already, she has smelled like wet dog and dripped on the floor, and changed out of disgusting clothes, and is wearing no makeup and has chopped hair. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Standing there with blood dripping from various chest wounds, grinning. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It dripped down into the sink, red on white, spreading out into the water that poured from the faucet. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The steam rose from the shirt and filled my head with the clean fresh scent of sun-dried cotton, and bubbles of perspiration flushed along my hair line and dripped down my neck. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Three of them had something red dripping all over their hands. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He knew how to control the nozzle and minimize the drip to get clean tags. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There was a white crust around the broad crescent of its mouth, and when it opened its jaws to roar again, something wet, white, and foaming dripped from its pointed teeth. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I decided that if I found any sprinklers going, I’d jump through them, since everything I was wearing was already dripping wet anyway. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And then, when nothing happened—as nothing would—he would apply the neutralizing compound to deactivate it so it didn’t just drip down the impervious metal and eat its way into the ground. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I heard clapping and felt a warm dripping above my eyebrow. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The perspiration under his arms, dripping down his chest, evaporated and the prickly sensation was delightful. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt wiped away the goo dripping off his hair. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, “Looks like I dripped on your head today too.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Thinking it was a drip of latex sap, I plucked at one. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They’d whisper the powerful words, the phrases dripping in old magic, and shoot off into the sky. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He ran to his master’s side, his saber-toothed fangs dripping with golden ichor. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Tobacco juice was dripping from the hair on his chin. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Black blood dripped from the blade, and the lips of Queen Elena were set in a feral snarl as she lifted her sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I heard the refrigerator hum, a poink poink from the shower dripping, the ticking that comes from the old clock on the mantel whose time is always wrong unless I remember to wind it. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And still Myanda stood with the sweat dripping off her body. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The candles shrink to stubs, and specks of wax drip onto the table. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z From the glimpse he caught, G’ma’s in the same position she was the last time he saw her, the beeps and drips of her machines and IV steady. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z She held like this, held, held, shivering, the cords in her neck stretched, sweat dripping from her face, her fingers crushing Mariam’s. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Honey and grease ran over his fingers and dripped down into his beard as he nibbled at the tender meat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As the newsreel cameras whirred, Moch, dripping wet and bare chested, held one of the cup’s handles and Burke, in a suit and tie, held the other. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Sweat drips from their forehead and stings their eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She ran in wearing a threadbare pink towel under her armpits, dripping, vaguely panicked. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z They ran in rivulets down my cheeks, dripped off my chin. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The heat had been gathering as we walked, and it now dripped down Rosaleen’s face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He helped Mole, who was dripping and coughing, up the slope and into the hemlock. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A gold mouth smiled, and smoke dripped out. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It snarled at us like a rabid dog, reels of saliva dripping from its fang-toothed mouth. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I’m impressed with my catlike recovery, but sticky egg white and yolk drip down my fingers because in my effort not to fall, I’ve crushed the egg in my hand. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The hilt of my scim drips with it, making it slippery beneath my hand. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Steam fairly rose from the reeking bodies of the sick, and sweat dripped off the faces of the nurses and orderlies. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Little children cry for their mothers, snot dripping from their noses into their open mouths. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Warm water drips off my forehead and into my mouth. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The rainwater dripping down her black face looked like tears. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She was kneeling on the edge of the opposite bank with a dripping hand raised halfway to her mouth, and she was dressed in hunting gear. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Think about it. You’re dripping with warm, raw milk while your face rubs down a cow nipple about a hundred times.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Redemption stared at his mother and his aunt, tears dripping down his motionless face, his hand a vise crushing Jam’s. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She stood up, letting the book fall into the water, bubbles dripping down her thighs. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The water dripping in the distance taunted him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then furious, she hisses, "Very funny. Oh, look, look," she says, her voice dripping bitterness. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He hands us bottles of water and Syrian pastries, crunchy with pistachios and dripping with honey. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Blood dripped from his smarting skin, ulcers formed, and Siddhartha remained stiff, motionless, till no more blood flowed, till there was no more pricking, no more smarting. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at the teeming sky, looked at the endless dripping apple orchard, and looked at the empty road. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Dill’s efforts to disentangle himself with dignity were only moderately successful: he rose from the pool like a small fantastical water monster, covered with green slime and dripping sheet. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Tears streamed from her eyes, dripped on the shield of Hercules in her lap. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We run back to the clearing and my neighbor Mrs. Hawkey walks up, dusting her hands on an apron covered in colorful paint drips. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Tears fall off my cheeks and drip down my neck. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A small boy, five-ish, with myopia and glasses, emerges from the water; characteristically, although his hair is dripping his glasses are bone dry; he has already begun to master technique. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He raised it up dripping and held it to the light. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z When they halted for a moment they heard nothing at all, unless it were occasionally a faint trickle and drip of unseen water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z By midafternoon, just as Nin had predicted, sheets of water began pouring over the rain forest, dripping from the canopy until everything was wet through. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Its water came from a source high above, running through the waterways, emerging from a hole in the rock, and dripping steadily into the small pool in which I stood. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z We see the sad trees, with their autumnal leaves dripping rain, the grey sky reflected in the puddles on the road. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z We eat our cones quickly, careful not to drip melted ice cream onto our clothes. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It feels like trying to wring out a towel that just isn’t wet enough to drip anymore and yet you keep squeezing and twisting, hoping that some drops will fall. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I turn off the water and drip dry a little, slide back the curtain, and step out of the tub. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z From somewhere up ahead the young mouse could hear the sound of dripping water; the musical echoing plops made an eerie noise in the sinister stillness of the passage. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Blood was alive and warm on my face, dripping from my chin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “It’s controlled. We'd use drip torches like Cray-Cray uses at the bonfire. Just burn out the old, and get ready for the new.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z His face was gray and dripping with sweat. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Like they need a reason,” Hana says, licking a drip of ice cream off her cone. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Inside the tree he knelt on the moss with water dripping beneath his shirt. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Blood dripped down his arm where Shaggydog had shredded the wool of his sleeve and the flesh beneath. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s wax dripping from the condenser or charcoal built up on a resistor. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As the marines walked, dripping, onto the sand, local schoolgirls stepped forward and placed garlands of red and yellow flowers over their necks. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z You were each hooked up to a contraption that dripped medicine and food and water into your veins, Celina Aunty explained. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Saliva drips from his mouth and his lips are turned up in a feral snarl. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Coach tried to smile, looking down at me, rain dripping from the brim of his hat. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He listened to the slack drip of water. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z And then he holds his hand over the Erudite bowl, and his blood drips into the water, turning it a deeper shade of red. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Blood drips down the back of my shirt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z There were more side passages after that, more chambers, and Bran heard dripping water somewhere to his right. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In twenty-four hours it was all gone except for some lovely shady patches in the woods—white-laced branches dripping rain holes in the crust—and the slushy gray piles at the roadside. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And when he stepped out of the saucer, his paws were damp and his whiskers were dripping and his stomach was full. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Her black pajama pants and shirt absorb the sun’s rays and sweat drips out of all her pores. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple was attempting to balance two water bottles and a pile of dripping paper towels when Celia ran up to her and took a few things. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Harry had never hated Malfoy more than as he lay there, like an absurd turtle on its back, blood dripping sickeningly into his open mouth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Plus, the rain that started the day off came back to end it, dripping softly at first but picking up speed. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He was broad and brown-skinned, and the sweat was dripping off his forehead. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Hand outstretched, Helen tried to direct him to the kitchen, so that he would drip on the linoleum rather than the living room carpet, but he ignored her. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Except that it only cooked on one side and all the juice dripped off. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Yakov didn’t wait for me under the blanket, dripping with mud and lagoon water. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They fished up the book, dripping wet, scanned it, and bowed to Nat. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Sciola was talking to her, as soothingly as to a child; we could hear him above the crunching footsteps, the drip of water and the sift of wind in the trees overhead. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He stopped, looked at my dripping, clinging—to him—immodestly short dress. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But the Terrible Things threw their terrible nets down into the depths and they dragged up the dripping frogs and the shimmering fish and carried them away. Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The peeling stucco walls are stained with rust from the dripping gutters. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Her attackers sat with astonished looks on their faces as greasy chili dripped down over their heads. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hatsue, sitting on her ankles, twisted the salt water out of her hair so that it dripped along her arm. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Bare seconds later, it had slammed into the prisoner, pinning him to the ground as he screamed, its poison dripping over his face, leaving smoky trails wherever it touched his skin. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The rain had stopped, but the trees were dripping and the ground was wet. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The drumming of rain on the canvas was easing up, which was a good thing; it had started to drip through on us. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z His mouth was half twisted, almost smiling—the red of the blood that had dripped out of his nose and mouth the only color left in New York. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z They dripped down her face, some traveling a zigzag path and others going straight, like even her tears didn’t know what to do in a situation like this. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The mockery dripped from her voice like poison. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I said: ‘I just tell him the sink drips, and he takes care of it.’ A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It rained for little more than an hour—not heavily but steadily, sliding down their oil-slicked cloaks and dripping onto chilled hands. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z One angel food cake with chocolate icing dripping down its sides—Lucas’s favorite. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Without the distraction of human voices, Molly imagines she can hear sounds in other rooms: bedsprings groaning, faucets dripping, fluorescent lights humming, pull chains rattling. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z A few drops of pungent liquid began to drip from the free end of the hose. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Greasy bits dripped down and sizzled on the coals. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A moment later the gates began to stir, creaking, dripping, and slowly, slowly opening against the current, making the water seethe and churn. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Plus, I haven’t baked anything yet and I want my introducing day to be perfect, not me standing on her porch, dripping wet, handing her soggy cookies. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hand was stinging, and the blood had started dripping off her palm and onto her shirt. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Chloe looked like she wanted to drip through a drain in the floor and rain down to Earth. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I see Julie sliding into a room farther down the hall with an IV drip, and I quickly slip out of my room, knowing I have time. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z They stayed in the fodder house all that day, lying on top of the com, listening to the drip of the rain, waiting for dark, when they would set out. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z His blood was smoking too, where it dripped upon the ground. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You mean the idiots that I handpicked for cowardice and ineptitude? Oh, yes, bravo, Your Highness. That was a masterly piece of combat,” said Ripred, his voice dripping with sarcasm. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My chest wound has opened again, and I try to ignore the blood dripping down my front. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We would lug the dripping containers back home, where my mother would cook the blood in a large saucepan, let it simmer into a thick, pasty, brownish slush. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The molasses wrapped itself around Carmen’s legs, like millions of powerful snakes dripping with slime. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z The jungle breathed an eternal green that fevered men until they dripped sweat the way rubbery jungle leaves dripped the monsoon rain. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z With water dripping from my ears, I watched Mrs. Monroe pick Chester up by the scruff of his neck and toss him unceremoniously out the front door. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z The road kept on getting to somewhere in the sense that it got to more and more trees, all dark and dripping and to colder and colder air. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z I’d never seen my father cry, but now tears were dripping in a steady stream from his nose. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “What part of ‘I want you to finish your IV drip first’ did you not get?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Wasn't dripping in name brands, but always clean. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He grabbed the back of the boat with numb fingers, then hauled himself onboard, dripping with seawater, ice crusting his red beard. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I brought out as many pots and pans as I had and we laid them about to catch the drips, but soon there were more leaks than we had vessels....Fortunately, Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Ralph used one hand as a fulcrum and pressed down with the other till the shell rose, dripping, and Piggy could make a grab. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He said it with his head down, with his face dripping blood. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z After all, I was dripping, and I could see the living room was carpeted. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The drip from the kitchen faucet marks the passing of time. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Water dripped from somewhere nearby, and the sound echoed off distant walls. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then Jimmy came out from the back room holding a stack of dripping plastic trays. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Thick blood spews out from the bird’s open gash and drips into the bowl. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It ran on too many legs and had heads all over its torso, fanged and dripping with venom. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I opened the door and Takumi and I walked out, fully clothed and dripping wet. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Tears were falling out of his eyes and creeping down his whiskers and dripping onto the dungeon floor. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Molasses was always dripping down the sides, like ice cream melting down a cone. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I cut through the crowd, emerging minutes later with two hot moon cakes dripping with chilled cream. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Blood and grease dripped down into the flames as two Stone Crows turned the meat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A black dagger went through the heart and two drops of deep red blood dripped from the dagger point. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember I used to be afraid of needles, but with every blood draw and IV drip, that fear slowly drifted away. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Especially when he came in from recess dripping sweat. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “I will kill you slowly!” she growled, her eyes and nose watering, blood dripping from her cheeks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The boy, dripping with blood and water, scrambled up the muddy shore next to them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Her tears dripped on to the huge nightshirt Ida had given her. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “The first words that entered this case, ’I want the boy from Chicago who did the talking at Money,’ were dripping with the blood of Emmett Till. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Outside, the rain dripped from the canopy of cedar boughs down into the undergrowth of ivy. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Thick globs of molten gold dripped down onto his chest, setting the scarlet silk to smoldering . . . yet no drop of blood was spilled. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His face was slashed, black oil dripping into his eyes instead of blood, but the wounds were already closing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Hazel took a handful of dripping ice and flung it at Jack, and Jack took his own handful and rubbed it into Hazel’s hair. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Just when I think this day can’t get any weirder, I nearly bump into three dripping wet green...somethings, with a whole lot of eyes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He waited as the machine warmed up and slowly began dripping into the glass carafe. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A drip from the rag makes it to my mouth and I gag and spit and cough some more. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The upright sprigs of Mama Boanda’s hair dripped from their ends, like a tiny garden of leaking hoses. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignoring the pain, she dripped the liquid into Percy’s mouth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The links would emerge dripping wet, some glistening with mud, link by link by link, until the whole great chain stretched taut. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Nightbeast’s fur was on fire, its sides dripping blood, but it came at them, ferocious and hungry. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Five hours ago, before he knocked on Guitar’s door, he had stood on the top step, dripping in the summer rain that still patted the window, imagining that the drops were tiny steely picks. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z James begins to whimper, and I am sure he’s dripping snot onto the bed. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I flick my hand a few times, dripping dark spots of blood onto the sidewalk. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z There’s the loud yell of Oscar Diaz coming around the corner, dripping and apparently fresh from a swim. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He takes one look at me and disappears, returning seconds later with a dripping glass of cool water and a chair. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I shove it into his blue, dripping hands. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Presently he stood up, holding the dripping sow's head in his hands. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The dripping branch was shaken above my head and drops of water wet my face and scalp, some of it rolling down my neck and wetting my back, like insects crawling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion blinked up at the dripping girl twisting in the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her tears dripped into the space between my collar and my neck, directly onto my skin. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears dripped from Hyacinth’s eyes as she gathered the remains of her beloved teapot and put them in the garbage bag. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The smell was atrocious, and the writing on the wall had dripped and splattered. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z |
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