dropping

verbnouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈdɹɒpɪŋ//
United States//ˈdɹɑpɪŋ//

Something dropped; a droplet.

verb

1
Also a form of droppresent participle and gerund of drop

Etymology

By surface analysis, drop + -ing.

noun

1
Something dropped; a droplet.
The information we received was, that as the roof has no gutters, the droppings of water from the roof are driven by the wind against the wall.
2
A piece of animal excrement; dung.
a rabbit dropping
3
The act of something that drops or falls.
At length, after several droppings asleep, […] Mr. Dowler made up his mind that he would throw himself on the bed […]

Forms

plural: droppings

drooling · Salivation.drop · A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own…dropped · allowed to drop or fall.

dropping · Something dropped; a droplet.

drought · A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe…Drought · A surname.drove · A cattle drive, or a drive of another livestock animal (e.g.…

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