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dropping off the radar

dropping off the radar is the present participle of drop off the radar.

Meaning of drop off the radar

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To vanish or fall into obscurity; to become forgotten or ignored.
    • Not long after that, the band seemed to drop off the radar entirely, leading many to assume that they had broken up...2003, Daniel Bukszpan, Ronnie James Dio, The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal

Questions about dropping off the radar

What is dropping off the radar the present participle of?
Dropping off the radar is the present participle of drop off the radar.

Words near dropping off the radar in the dictionary

  1. dropping like flies
  2. dropping neck
  3. dropping off
  4. dropping off the hooks
  5. dropping off the map
  6. dropping off the radar
  7. dropping one's beads
  8. dropping one's bundle
  9. dropping one's guard
  10. dropping out
  11. dropping point

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