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Grammar : Verb
Spell : drop-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdrɒp ɪŋ



Definition of dropping

Origin :
  • Old English dropa "a drop of liquid," from Proto-Germanic *drupon (cf. Old Saxon dropo, Old Norse dropi, Dutch drop, Old High German tropfo, German Tropfen (n.)), from PIE *dhreu-.
  • Meaning "an act of dropping" is from 1630s; of immaterial things (prices, temperatures, etc.) from mid-19c. Meaning "lozenge, hard candy" is 1723. Meaning "secret place where things can be left illicitly and picked up later" is from 1931.
  • Drop in the bucket (late 14c.) is from Isa. ix:15 [KJV]. At the drop of a hat "suddenly" is from 1854; drop-in "casual visit" is 1819; drop-kick is 1857. To get the drop on someone originally was Old West gunslinger slang (1869).
  • verb fall in globules
  • verb let go of; fall
  • verb abandon; ignore
Example sentences :
  • It was set a-going, not by wheels and weights like other clocks, but by the dropping of water.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Dropping the weapon from his hand it still dangled by the loop.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • "They ain't worth much," he said, dropping them, with a conclusive air.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • "He did well to come to terms with them," continued Hopper, dropping his voice.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • I was dead with fatigue, and was dropping off to sleep in my bed in the car.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • "Mama, I heard you in papa's room," Alice said, not dropping the note of complaint.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • Now, sir, you will oblige me by dropping that attitude of surprised indignation.
  • Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
  • In dropping me without a word, as if I had been an impostor?
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • "This is my city residence," said the host, dropping into a chair.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • Try if the fat is hot by dropping a crumb into it; if it browns at once, put in the fish.
  • Extract from : « Culture and Cooking » by Catherine Owen

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