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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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Roaches, rodent droppings at Sacramento supermarket Goldstar Supermarket, 5815 Stockton Blvd. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025 Female cockroach droppings contained about 2,900 endotoxin units per milligram – more than twice the amount found in male droppings (1,400 EU/mg). Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Nov. 2025 An intensifying selloff hit global markets yesterday, with stocks, crypto, and even gold dropping sharply. Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 18 Nov. 2025 Paqueta and Fernandes shared the workload in plugging those holes — see the former dropping in to cover for an advancing Wan-Bissaka in the example shown below. Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Nov. 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 28 Nov. 2025.

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