dropping

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of drop

noun

  1. Something dropped; a droplet.
    The information we received was, that as the roof has no gutters, the droppings of water from the roof are driven by the wind against the wall. 1821, Henry Hunt, A peep into a prison, page 193
  2. (usually in the plural) A piece of animal excrement; dung.
    a rabbit dropping
  3. The act of something that drops or falls.
    At length, after several droppings asleep, […] Mr. Dowler made up his mind that he would throw himself on the bed […] 1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers 36

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