dropping

1 of 2

noun

drop·​ping ˈdrä-piŋ 

1

: something dropped

2

droppings plural : dung

dropping

2 of 2

present participle of drop entry 2

Synonyms of dropping

Noun

• dung
• dirt
• soil

Examples of dropping in a Sentence

Noun

the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night

the dropping of an act from the talent show should bring it in on time

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Additionally, six facilities were cited for health food violations including old rodent droppings on the floor near chicken packaging and shelled eggs stored improperly. — Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Over 250 rodent droppings, no place to wash dishes and a paint brush used as a cooking utensil were among the violations that helped put 16 South Florida restaurants briefly out of business after state inspection. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Elephants were also reported to use several plants in the genus Dombeya to aid digestion and soften their droppings, and to feed calves another plant to boost their appetite. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

An example Hewish offers is a company noticing revenue dropping in one country and making incorrect assumptions based on its own incomplete data. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing dropping

• dropping dimes
• jaw-dropping
• name-dropping

Rhymes for dropping

• chopping
• copping
• cropping
• flopping
• hopping
• lopping
• mopping
• popping
• propping
• shopping
• slopping
• sopping