- present participle of drop.
dropping
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And when the Rays started dropping down bunts, they quickly made a stunning discovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
With Kane dropping deep, defenders are pulled out of position, a trigger which Gordon has used brilliantly to make runs the opposite way.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The group found that the number of such candidates fell by about 30% between 2022 and 2026, dropping from 285 to 197.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Díaz was feeling tightness around the front side of his right trapezius muscle, which could have contributed to Díaz dropping his arm angle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
He slumped, dropping his face into his paws.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
They can get into light beams and factory equipment, and buffing bird droppings out of freshly-painted vehicles is no easy task.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The discovery suggests that other fossilized droppings stored in museums or still waiting to be found could contain similarly delicate remains that have gone unnoticed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Hantavirus typically spreads from rodents, with people infected by breathing in air contaminated with virus particles from rodent urine, droppings or saliva.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
"The caterpillars look like leaves, the chrysalis like bird droppings, and the adults stay high in trees," he explained.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
I told my parents that it didn’t matter to me if they found a live Stegosaurus knocking down telephone poles with its spiky tail, much less the droppings of a long-dead one.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
