- present participle of drop.
dropping
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The precious metals are bouncing back after dropping earlier this year, with investors expecting inflation to stay high as central banks keep interest rates where they are, Jefferies analysts say in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Coventry spent the next 11 years in the Championship before dropping down to League One in 2011-12.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Friday night will also be the chilliest for quite some time with temperatures widely dropping into single digits.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
But as it fell, he twisted and put one knee down before dropping the ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Jonah asked, almost dropping his jacket in surprise.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
It is not just squashed droppings the volunteers are looking for.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
First, hantavirus is a family of viruses that typically spreads to humans from rodent droppings or urine such as when someone inhales particles near infected rodents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Typically spread through exposure to infected rodents’ urine and droppings, it’s notoriously difficult to diagnose and has no specified antiviral treatment.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
With other hantaviruses, infections occur when a person is exposed to or inhales the dried droppings, urine or saliva of infected rodents.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
If you accidentally stepped in a pile of chicken droppings while collecting eggs one morning, what would you do?
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
