dropping in English

verb

1

let or make (something) fall vertically.

the fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

synonyms: let fall, let go of, lose one's grip on, release, unhand, relinquish, put, place, deposit, set, lay, leave, pop, plonk

2

fall vertically.

the spoon dropped with a clatter from her hand

synonyms: drip, fall, dribble, trickle, run, plop, leak, fall, descend, plunge, plummet, dive, nosedive, tumble, pitch

3

make or become lower, weaker, or less.

he dropped his voice as she came into the room

synonyms: decrease, lessen, reduce, diminish, depreciate, fall, decline, dwindle, sink, slump, plunge, plummet, drop off

4

abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study).

the charges against him were dropped last year

synonyms: give up, drop out of, finish with, withdraw from, discontinue, end, stop, cease, halt, abandon, forgo, relinquish, dispense with, have done with, pack in, quit

5

set down or unload (a passenger or goods), especially on the way to somewhere else.

he dropped the load off at a dealer's

6

(in sports) fail to win (a point, game, or match).

The Chinese have yet to drop a match and have only conceded two goals while Germany started well before going through a dry patch during the pool phase.

synonyms: lose, concede, give away

7

force or be forced to play (a relatively high card) as a loser under an opponent's higher card, because it is the only card in its suit held in the hand.

West dropped the nine

adjective

falling

verb

let fall, drip, fall, collapse, slope downward, decrease, give up, exclude, abandon, omit, deliver, put, mention, lose, flatten, knock off, fell, sink, throw off, swing, expend, dribble, leave out, degenerate, put down, send packing
let fall, let go of, lose one's grip on, release, unhand, relinquish
drip, fall, dribble, trickle, run, plop, leak
fall, descend, plunge, plummet, dive, nosedive, tumble, pitch
fall, sink, collapse, slump, tumble
collapse, faint, pass out, black out, swoon, keel over, conk out
slope downward, slant downward, descend, go down, fall away, sink, dip
decrease, lessen, reduce, diminish, depreciate, fall, decline, dwindle, sink, slump, plunge, plummet, drop off
give up, drop out of, finish with, withdraw from, discontinue, end, stop, cease, halt, abandon, forgo, relinquish, dispense with, have done with, pack in, quit
exclude, discard, expel, oust, throw out, leave out, dismiss, discharge, let go, boot out, kick out
abandon, desert, throw over, renounce, disown, turn one's back on, wash one's hands of, reject, give up, cast off, neglect, shun, forsake
omit, leave out, eliminate, take out, delete, cut, erase
deliver, bring, take, convey, carry, transport, leave, unload
put, place, deposit, set, lay, leave, pop, plonk
mention, refer to, hint at, bring up, raise, broach, introduce, show off
lose, concede, give away
flatten
knock off
fell, cut down, strike down
sink, drop down
throw off, cast, shed, throw, throw away, shake off, cast off
swing, dangle
expend, spend
dribble, drip
leave out, miss, neglect, overlook, pretermit, overleap, omit
degenerate, deteriorate, devolve
put down, drop off, discharge, set down, unload
send packing, send away, dismiss

Use "dropping" in a sentence

1. Pressure's dropping.

2. BP's dropping.

3. Temperature's dropping.

4. BP's still dropping.

5. His pressure's dropping.

6. You're dropping everything.

7. B.P.'s dropping.

8. Her pressure's dropping.

9. Her blood pressure's dropping.

10. His pressure's still dropping.

11. Blood pressure is dropping.

12. Pressure is 80 / 58, dropping.

13. Constant dropping wears the stone.

14. Pressure's dropping to 68 over 40.

15. Her pressure's dropping off a cliff.

16. 4 Constant dropping wears the stone.

17. Where we dropping this money?

18. All right, her pressure's dropping.

19. We're dropping like flies out here.

20. BP and pulse ox are dropping.

21. 5 constant dropping wears the stone.

22. Hold it, her BP is dropping.

23. 19 To tip well in dropping heavy.

24. 15 Sales have been dropping off badly.

25. Forgive me for dropping in unannounced.

26. No, he was dropping something off.

27. But his temperature is still dropping.

28. Don't sully the radio by dropping.

29. Fixed Aegis dropping when using - switch.

30. 1 Constant dropping wears the stone.

31. Synonyms for dropping Aitches in Free Thesaurus

32. Rain dropping image effect plugin for digiKam

33. Standards of morality seem to be dropping.

34. 30 I'm dropping round to Kate's later.

35. The lecturer faltered after dropping his notes.

36. Add milk to produce a soft dropping consistency.

37. 16 The lecturer faltered after dropping his notes.

38. Dropping the little bastard on my doorstep?

39. Livestock are dropping dead in the fields.

40. He's very awkward, he keeps dropping things.

41. 25 Don't sully the radio by dropping.

42. He was dropping off a late birthday present.

43. Cowpat (plural Cowpats) A dropping of cow dung

44. 22 He felt his dark mood dropping away.

45. 6 He's very awkward, he keeps dropping things.

46. 4 Dropping dead has no terrors for me.

47. There was one jaw-dropping miscalculation after another.

48. They saw enemy paratroops dropping from the aeroplane.

49. WHAT ABOUT DROPPING THE CURE FROM THE SKY?

50. 17 Standards of morality seem to be dropping.