Dropping
/ˈdɹɒpɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
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. plural-normally
"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 […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of drop form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 coming down freely under the influence of gravity wordnet
Example
More examples"These days you can't walk down the street without seeing people dropping litter."
Etymology
By surface analysis, drop + -ing.