dropping

American  

[drop-ing] / ˈdrɒp ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that drops.

2. something that drops or falls in drops.

3. droppings, dung, especially in the form of pellets.

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Etymology

Origin of dropping

before 1000; Middle English; Old English droppung. See drop, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

I’d never say anything to her about it in case she ended up dropping me completely.

From Literature

Where programs have stopped, girls are dropping out of school, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oxford expects oil prices to rise to almost $80 a barrel in the second quarter before eventually dropping back to $60.

From Barron's

Then, the S&P 500 was in the middle of dropping 19% from its peak to bottom in the face of new tariffs.

From Barron's

For one thing, I’d never slept in a twin-sized bed before, and the thought of falling out and dropping the six feet to the stone floor didn’t seem all that appealing.

From Literature

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