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dead dropping

dead dropping is the present participle and gerund of dead drop.

Meaning of dead drop

Verb

dead drop (third-person singular simple present dead drops, present participle dead dropping, simple past and past participle dead dropped)

  1. To leave at a dead drop for someone else to retrieve.
    • Need to dead drop a note to a friend at school ?2006, Suzanne Francis, Protecting Your Room, Your Stuff & Your Secrets

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Questions about dead dropping

What is dead dropping the present participle and gerund of?
Dead dropping is the present participle and gerund of dead drop.

Words near dead dropping in the dictionary

  1. dead dove
  2. dead dove: do not eat
  3. dead doves
  4. dead drop
  5. dead dropped
  6. dead dropping
  7. dead drops
  8. dead drunk
  9. dead duck
  10. dead ducks
  11. dead end

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