dropping

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, drop +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: drŏpʹĭng, IPA(key): /ˈdɹɒpɪŋ/
  • (General American) enPR: drŏpʹĭng, IPA(key): /ˈdɹɑpɪŋ/
  • Audio (General American):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒpɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: drop‧ping

Verb

dropping

  1. present participle and gerund of drop

Derived terms

Noun

dropping (plural droppings)

  1. Something dropped; a droplet. [14th C.]
    • 1821, Henry Hunt, A peep into a prison, page 193:
      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.
  2. (usually in the plural) A piece of animal excrement; dung. [late 16th C.]
    Hyponym: land mine (dog droppings)
    a rabbit dropping
  3. The act of something that drops or falls.

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Dutch

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from dropping.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔ.pɪŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: drop‧ping

Noun

dropping m (plural droppings or droppingen, diminutive droppinkje n)

  1. airdrop (act of dropping goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft)
  2. game in which people are brought to an unknown location, from which they have to navigate their way back

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