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Added 9 October 2026

dropping

/ˈdɹɒpɪŋ/ verb

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present participle and gerund of drop

noun

Something dropped; a droplet. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
A piece of animal excrement; dung.
a rabbit dropping
The act of something that drops or falls.

Origin

By surface analysis, drop + -ing.

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