Dropping

//ˈdɹɒpɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College 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

Synonyms

bag bang booster cascade cataract chute

Example

"These days you can't walk down the street without seeing people dropping litter."

Etymology

By surface analysis, drop + -ing.

Related phrases

aitch-dropping bird dropping spider crotch dropping crotch-dropping cunt dropping dropping in g-dropping h-dropping pigeon dropping r-dropping ring-dropping turkey dropping

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