1A drip or small drop of liquid; the act or sound of liquid trickling or dripping.
雨の滴りが窓ガラスに静かに落ちている。
The drip of rain is falling quietly on the window glass.
コップの縁から水の滴りが一つ落ちた。
A drop of water fell from the rim of the glass.
屋根の雨樋からの滴りが止まらないので修理が必要だ。
The dripping from the roof gutter won't stop, so it needs repair.
2Water trickling from moss, rocks, or cliff faces (often heard or seen in summer); a natural trickle in such settings.
夏の渓谷で苔からの滴りがポトポトと聞こえた。
In the summer ravine I could hear the trickle from the moss plopping down.
岩肌に沿って静かな滴りが続いていた。
A quiet trickle continued along the rock face.