Phrase Hound found 75 phrases and 14 compound words that contain dropping. The most common are listed below. Open dropping in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 75
- dropping outpresent participle and gerund of drop out
- dropping the ballpresent participle and gerund of drop the ball
- dropping the pilotpresent participle and gerund of drop the pilot
- dropping the soappresent participle and gerund of drop the soap
- dropping the writpresent participle and gerund of drop the writ
- dropping offpresent participle and gerund of drop off
- dropping the bombpresent participle and gerund of drop the bomb
- dropping the handpresent participle and gerund of drop the hand
- dropping the subjectpresent participle and gerund of drop the subject
- dropping the topicpresent participle and gerund of drop the topic
- dropping pointThe temperature at which a grease passes from a semi-solid to a liquid state under specific test conditions.
- h-droppingThe omission of an /h/ sound normally present in a word, making the word "home" sound like "'ome", for example.
- dropping the hammerpresent participle and gerund of drop the hammer
- dropping the micpresent participle and gerund of drop the mic
- jaw-droppingCausing great awe or surprise.
- name-droppingThe practice of casually mentioning famous or important people or the titles of their works, subtly implying familiarity or association, in order to impress others.
- dropping a bombpresent participle and gerund of drop a bomb
- dropping a brickpresent participle and gerund of drop a brick
- dropping a dimepresent participle and gerund of drop a dime
- dropping a hintpresent participle and gerund of drop a hint
- dropping a logpresent participle and gerund of drop a log
- dropping the glovespresent participle and gerund of drop the gloves
- dropping acidpresent participle and gerund of drop acid
- g-droppingIn English, the act of pronouncing unstressed word-final /ɪŋ/ as [ɪn] or [ən], rendered by the omission of the letter g in spelling, such as jumpin' for jumping.
- r-droppingThe omission of the sound of a letter "r" after a vowel.
Compound words 14
- droppinglyIn drops; one drop at a time.
- shopdroppingThe covert placing of items in retail stores as a form of advertising, countercultural performance art, protest, etc.
- crotchdroppingAlternative form of crotch dropping: A child; an offspring.
- eavesdroppingverbal noun of eavesdrop:
- airdroppingpresent participle and gerund of airdrop
- backdroppingpresent participle and gerund of backdrop
- evesdroppingpresent participle and gerund of evesdrop
- jawdroppingAlternative spelling of jaw-dropping: Causing great awe or surprise.
- misdroppingpresent participle and gerund of misdrop
- namedroppingpresent participle and gerund of namedrop