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dropping away

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

Meaning of drop away

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To become less or fewer.
    • Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 9, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC

Questions about dropping away

What is dropping away the present participle and gerund of?
Dropping away is the present participle and gerund of drop away.

Words near dropping away in the dictionary

  1. dropping a hint
  2. dropping a log
  3. dropping acid
  4. dropping anchor
  5. dropping astern
  6. dropping away
  7. dropping back
  8. dropping behind
  9. dropping by
  10. dropping dead
  11. dropping dimes

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