dropping

noun

drop·​ping ˈdrä-piŋ 

1

: something dropped

2

droppings plural : dung

Synonyms

• dung
• dirt
• soil

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Awe dropping, obviously, suggests jaw-dropping, which some have said refers to the thinness and lightness of the iPhone 17 Air. —David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025

Health inspectors gave the chicken restaurant a yellow placard after spotting five old rodent droppings on the unused bus tubs, and gnaw marks on food trays that were holding bait blocks in the side of the dry storage room by the kitchen’s restroom. —Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Slugs also may leave behind blackish fecal droppings. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025

Two Fort Worth restaurants had high demerit scores, and roaches and rodent droppings were found at others, according to recent inspection reports. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing dropping

• dropping dimes
• jaw-dropping
• name-dropping

Rhymes for dropping

• chopping
• copping
• cropping
• flopping
• hopping
• lopping
• mopping
• popping
• propping
• shopping
• slopping
• sopping