- present participle of drop.
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of dropping
before 1000; Middle English; Old English droppung. See drop, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Dropping coverage exposes patients to potentially high costs at the doctor’s office.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Unable to deliver cars to the Gulf, Grimaldi found a fix acceptable to his clients: Dropping the cargo off at a port in Kenya that had a well-guarded place to keep it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Dropping to the ground under something like a table and staying stationary helps protect you from falling objects.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
Dropping down to the fifth round at pick 144 overall was a surprise though, as five other quarterbacks were taken before him - including by the Cleveland Browns who eventually picked up Sanders.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025
Dropping twelve pounds wouldn’t be easy, even for somebody as committed as Luke.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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