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dropping
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
dropping
(noun)
name–dropping
(noun)
airdrop
(noun)
drop
(verb)
dropping
/
ˈ
drɑːpɪŋ/
noun
plural
droppings
dropping
/
ˈ
drɑːpɪŋ/
noun
plural
droppings
Britannica Dictionary definition of DROPPING
[
count
]
:
a piece of solid waste from an animal or bird
—
usually plural
bird
droppings
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