dropping - Glite Dictionary

Examples

The sky was filled with dropping leaves during the autumn storm.
She was startled by the sound of dropping stones from the old wall.
Firefighters watched the dropping water from the helicopter above.
The dropping ball bounced off the ground.
The hikers stepped carefully to avoid the dropping rocks from the cliff above.
As the storm approached, we could see the dropping rain beginning to fall.
The children watched in awe as the dropping parachutes glided gracefully to the ground.

Synonyms

to fall

vsdropping

∞ 1.0

Move or drop down from a higher to a lower place

is the same action but named as a simple verb or noun form

to fall down

vsdropping

326 1.0

Suddenly move from a standing position to the ground or a lower level

is general downward motion without implying loss of balance

to plummet

vsdropping

97 5.8

Fall suddenly and steeply from a high place or in amount

is ordinary downward movement without extreme suddenness or steepness

to drop down

vsdropping

90 1.8

To fall from a higher place to a lower place

is pure gravity movement without implying speed or onset

to plunge

vsdropping

81 3.8

To fall or drop suddenly from a higher to a lower place

is regular gravity driven motion not marked by sudden steepness

falling

vsdropping

57 1.0

Coming down from above because of gravity

is the more general everyday term for that same movement

to drop off

vsdropping

29 2.9

To fall from where it is fixed or held

is general gravity movement not focused on detachment

Antonyms

ascending

10 3.5

Going up to a higher place or level

rising

9 1.9

Sloping upward so one side is higher

Compounds

name-dropping

4 7.0

Mentioning famous people to try to impress others

crotch dropping

Offensive

9.9

Poop an animal leaves behind, often found outside

cunt dropping

Slur

9.9

The act of using a very rude word to insult women in public or conversation

dropping zone

Jargon

7.3

An area where aircraft drop supplies or people to support soldiers on the ground

rodent dropping

7.0

Small dry pieces of poop made by mice or rats

How Fast

to plummet

97 5.8

dropping

4 1.1

to descend

169 2.7

to drift

265 2.9

Surface Forms

dropping positive

Morphology

dropping = drop (transparent) = drop + ing

A standard adjectival use of the present participle '-ing' from the verb 'drop', directly yielding 'falling'.

Etymology

The word dropping comes from the simple verb drop, which comes from the image of a little 'drop' of water falling. The ending -ing turns that action into 'falling' or 'going down'. So, dropping means something that is falling or moving downward.