Definition of the word drip-feed

Pronunciation of vocabulary drip-feed

drip-feedverb

DRIP-FEED

/ˈdrɪp fiːd//ˈdrɪp fiːd/

Example of vocabulary drip-feednamespace

meaning

to give somebody something in separate small amounts

  • The media is very aware of the kind of information it drip-feeds to the public.
  • She drip-feeds £20 a month into the fund.
meaning

to supply liquid food, medicine, etc. slowly and continuously into somebody's body

  • The baby had to be taken to hospital and drip-fed.
  • The syringe pump can drip-feed drugs into the body over a long period of time.

Words, synonyms, related vocabulary drip-feed


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