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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Usernames and PINs dropping soon would be seismic for the sector, giving you the best reason yet to move wholesale from texting. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 Melissa Arnot Reid’s mountaineering resume is a jaw dropping list of accomplishments; hundreds of summits of the world’s tallest, most dangerous peaks, including becoming the first American woman to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen. Outside Online, 28 May 2025 Good Buy Food Mart, at 300 W. Pipeline Road in Hurst, was noted to have issues with rodents or rodent droppings, according to the report. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025 In the meantime, the city has received several reports of property violations in recent years on 925 Grand: piles of bird droppings, falling debris, people entering through unsecured entrances. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 May 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 29 Jun. 2025.

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