1. the act of letting something fall or decline
2. animal excrement, especially from small animals
Usage: usually plural

1. present participle of drop; letting something fall or releasing it

Examples

• She was dropping the books into the box.
• The temperature is dropping quickly tonight.
• The dropping of the ball marked the new year.
• There was a sudden dropping in sales last month.
• We found rabbit droppings in the garden.
• The bird droppings covered the car windshield.
• He’s dropping his old friends for new ones.