dropping

[ drop-ing ]

/ ˈdrɒp ɪŋ /

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the act of a person or thing that drops.

something that drops or falls in drops.

droppings, dung, especially in the form of pellets.

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before 1000; Middle English; Old English droppung.See drop, -ing¹

Before the scat party, other volunteers had walked along planned routes, searching for coyote droppings.
Are coyotes moving into your neighborhood?|Kathryn Hulick|September 3, 2020|Science News For Students
Aviation experts across the world experienced severe jaw dropping at this news.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The industry lore is downright jaw-dropping in the details of the cons known as “brick-in-box” returns.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then we were dropping in on some cabaret in Denver, or perhaps it was a restaurant in Nevada.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Secondly, as GBCE reports, it puts the kids themselves at a higher risk of dropping out of school, or abandoning it all together.
The Radio Battle to Educate Ebola’s Kids|Abby Haglage|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even by the already money-drenched standards of American politics, the Eldridge campaign was a jaw-dropping spectacle to behold.
The Rise and Fall of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, America’s Worst Gay Power Couple|James Kirchick|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
First a shower of shells dropping all along the lower ridges and out over the surface of the Bay.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Fancy that enormous shell dropping suddenly out of the blue on to a ship's deck swarming with troops!
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Chief and most musical among these signs were the almost forgotten sounds of dropping water, and tinkling rills.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
You often have fellows dropping in to your chambers at night; at my house we shall be secure from interruption.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
She was only having a look; flying around the shipping and Headquarters camp at a great height, but dropping no bombs.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton