Definition of "dropping"

dropping

/ˈdɹɒpɪŋ/

verb
1. present participle and gerund of drop
noun
plural droppings
1. Something dropped; a droplet.
  Quotations
  The information we received was, that as the roof has no gutters, the droppings of water from the roof are driven by the wind against the wall.
  1821, Henry Hunt, A peep into a prison, page 193
2. (usually in the plural) A piece of animal excrement; dung.
3. The act of something that drops or falls.