dropping

noun

drop·​ping ˈdrä-piŋ How to pronounce dropping (audio)
1
: something dropped
2
droppings plural : dung

Examples of dropping in a Sentence

the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night the dropping of an act from the talent show should bring it in on time
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Eight droppings were found inside a kitchen drawer, the two next to the stove, the two under a rack with clean dishes, the other six found elsewhere. David J. Neal august 1, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025 Or a giant ball dropping that also causes Frank to accidentally drop trou. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 30 July 2025 More recent droppings, only decades old, were frozen and stored by humans. New York Times, 25 July 2025 Medics are needed to top up health, ammo bags need dropping, money needs sharing around, and different ammo needs implementing. Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for dropping

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dropping was in the 14th century

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“Dropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dropping. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.

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