- present participle of drop.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of dropping
before 1000; Middle English; Old English droppung. See drop, -ing 1
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This feedback system, known as closed-loop control, is intended to prevent blood sugar from dropping dangerously low.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
In May, it was discounted to $9.8 million before dropping down to $8.95 million in September.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
For the rest of the half, Hibs were terrific, albeit against a Hearts team dropping like flies.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
“They are launching research ships as fast as dropping dumplings into a pot,” said Su Chih-chieh, an associate professor at National Taiwan University’s Institute of Oceanography, which operates one of Taiwan’s research ships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Oh, Merriweather,” Phillip said softly, dropping to his knees and bowing his head.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
To see that structure “so dilapidated and dirty and covered in bird droppings and decades of grime, it broke my heart,” Marsak said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
They can get into light beams and factory equipment, and buffing bird droppings out of freshly-painted vehicles is no easy task.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The discovery suggests that other fossilized droppings stored in museums or still waiting to be found could contain similarly delicate remains that have gone unnoticed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
This is an "active burrow", the conservationist said, explaining that the water voles have been "mushing" their droppings.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
They swooped past the robot and splattered his face with their droppings.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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