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

The conflict upended Federal Reserve interest rate cut bets, with odds of two cuts by year-end dropping from 80% to less than 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal

I go up and down the ramp, taking fish off the charter boats, then dropping them off at the top to be filleted for the tourists.

From Literature

Clare tugged his hood farther over his mangled ear and, dropping to all fours, sprang across the street.

From Literature

They streamline “Monterey” into a swinging four, and Sinatra is especially playful in the second chorus—dropping words, speeding up and slowing down.

From The Wall Street Journal

In recent years, growth in the number of subscribers to streaming services has slowed, representing largely a shift-over of consumers who were dropping cable.

From MarketWatch

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