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[ drop-ing ] / ˈdrɒp ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dropping ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of a person or thing that drops. something that drops or falls in drops. droppings, dung, especially in the form of pellets. Origin of droppingbefore 1000; Middle English; Old English droppung.See drop, -ing1 Words nearby droppingdropped seat, dropped sole, dropped waist, dropper, dropper-in, dropping, dropping bottle, droppings, drop press, drop rudder, drops Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for droppingThen we were dropping in on some cabaret in Denver, or perhaps it was a restaurant in Nevada. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Secondly, as GBCE reports, it puts the kids themselves at a higher risk of dropping out of school, or abandoning it all together. The Radio Battle to Educate Ebola’s Kids|Abby Haglage|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST He is the drone official, the bland-faced human-resources manager tasked with dropping the axe. Scott Walker: Too Boring to Beat|Ana Marie Cox|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Releasing a new issue was like dropping an atom bomb on the industry. It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine|Alex Suskind|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One person speculates about the Russians dropping a bomb on the town. The State Where the Right Won the Culture War|Michael Tomasky|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Dropping his rifle, he approached his dog with outstretched arms. The Whelps of the Wolf|George Marsh The chair slowly and quite naturally was dropping out of existence. Carriages & Coaches|Ralph Straus The man, I now learned, and it surprised me, had a cat-like trick of dropping his eyes or looking quickly away. The Great Quest|Charles Boardman Hawes But the moment you let it flag, she is capable of dropping you without a pang. Eugene Pickering|Henry James No long line of sap to protect you here, and always a chance of a dropping bullet. Australia in Arms|Phillip F.E. Schuler
Words related to droppingshoot, decline, lower, plunge, collapse, dump, tumble, dive, slump, shed, abandon, slide, plummet, go down, slip, knock, release, fell, sink, give up |