dropping

noun

drop·​ping ˈdrä-piŋ 

1

: something dropped

2

droppings plural : dung

Synonyms of dropping

• 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

Emphasizing that any drone can be a threat in a restricted area, the FBI referred to an incident last year during the LA fires when a man flew his drone into a Super Scooper water dropping airship, grounding it for five days. — Tom Wait, CBS News, 30 July 2026

The inspector found rodent droppings in the kitchen area that day and during a July 24 follow-up inspection. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

The bright pink color of the penguins' droppings stands out in satellite imagery, allowing researchers to monitor the birds' populations from space. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 30 July 2026

With almost no rainfall to wash away their nutrient-rich droppings, guano accumulated in towering layers. — Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026

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