Home › Words › T › throatingthroatingthroating means A drip or dripstone.EtymologyFrom throat + -ing.nounA drip or dripstone.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.drippage 70% match — A dripping, the act of dripping; something that drips. vs throating →driphole 69% match — A hole in the floor of a cave, formed by dripping water. vs throating →dripstone 68% match — A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure. vs throating →drystone 67% match — A stalactite or stalagmite. vs throating →dripwater 67% match — water that drips from the roof of a cave, typically forming a stalactite vs throating →drippy 65% match — Dripping or tending to drip. vs throating →adrip 64% match — Dripping. vs throating →drippingly 64% match — So as to drip. vs throating →