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dropping down

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

Meaning of drop down

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To sail, move, or row down a coast, or down a river to the sea.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, down.
    • The glass bottle dropped down to the ground where it shattered.

Questions about dropping down

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

Words near dropping down in the dictionary

  1. dropping back
  2. dropping behind
  3. dropping by
  4. dropping dead
  5. dropping dimes
  6. dropping down
  7. dropping fire
  8. dropping fires
  9. dropping in
  10. dropping into
  11. dropping like a bad habit

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