Meaning
to drip, leak
- to fall in drops (liquid)
- to let drops fall; to leak drops of liquid
In a sentence
Il rubinetto del bagno continua a gocciolare tutta la notte.
The bathroom tap keeps dripping all night long.
Chiudi bene l'ombrello prima di entrare, altrimenti gocciola sul pavimento.
Close your umbrella tightly before coming in, otherwise it will drip on the floor.
C'è dell'acqua che gocciola dal soffitto della cucina.
There is water dripping from the kitchen ceiling.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| gocciolare | infinitive |
| gocciolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| goccioli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| gocciola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| goccioliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| gocciolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| gocciolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| gocciolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| gocciolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| gocciolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| gocciolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| gocciolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| gocciolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| gocciolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| gocciolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| gocciolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| gocciolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| gocciolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| gocciolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| gocciolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| gocciolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| gocciolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| goccioleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| gocciolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| goccioleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| goccioli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| goccioli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| goccioli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| goccioliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| goccioliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| gocciolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| gocciolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| gocciolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| gocciolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| gocciolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| gocciolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| gocciolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| gocciolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| goccioleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| gocciolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| goccioleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| gocciolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| gocciolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| gocciola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| goccioliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| gocciolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| gocciolando | gerund |
| gocciolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Uses 'avere' when the container leaks ('il rubinetto ha gocciolato'); 'essere' when the liquid itself drips ('è gocciolata dell'acqua').
- Synonym of 'sgocciolare', which often stresses draining off excess moisture.