dropping

noun

drop·​ping ˈdrä-piŋ 

1

: something dropped

2

droppings plural : dung

Synonyms

• dirt
• doo-doo
• dung
• excrement
• excreta
• feces
• ordure
• poop
• scat
• slops
• soil
• waste

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

Meanwhile, Arakawa's death at 65 is attributed to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a disease usually contracted from exposure to mouse droppings that affects the lungs. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Fungal meningitis is caused by inhaling fungal spores such as ones found in bird droppings or decaying wood. —Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025

Coming off of the period-pristine high-wire act that was the Emmy-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amy Sherman-Palladino was looking forward to a lower degree of difficulty with the contemporary-era Étoile, her new eight-episode Amazon ballet dramedy dropping Thursday. —Michael Ausiello, TVLine, 23 Apr. 2025

Health inspectors first visited the store on March 25 and 26, and observed fresh rodent droppings in multiple areas of the deli section and live cockroaches in the bakery department. —Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 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