dropping
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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
- present participle and gerund of drop
Noun
dropping (plural droppings)
- Something dropped; a droplet.
- 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.
- (usually in the plural) A piece of animal excrement; dung.
- a rabbit dropping
- The act of something that drops or falls.
- 1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers 36:
- At length, after several droppings asleep, Mr. Dowler made up his mind that he would throw himself on the bed
Derived terms
Translations
animal excrement
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See also
Dutch
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from dropping.
Pronunciation
Noun
dropping m (plural droppings or droppingen, diminutive droppinkje n)
- airdrop (act of dropping goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft)
- game in which people are brought to an unknown location, from which they have to navigate their way back
Related terms
Further reading
Dropping (spel) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
