Antonyms for dropping

Grammar : Verb

Spell : drop-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdrɒp ɪŋ

Definition of dropping

Origin : Old English dropa "a drop of liquid," from Proto-Germanic *drupon (cf. Old Saxon dropo, Old Norse dropi, Dutch drop, Old High German tropfo, German Tropfen (n.)), from PIE *dhreu-.
Meaning "an act of dropping" is from 1630s; of immaterial things (prices, temperatures, etc.) from mid-19c. Meaning "lozenge, hard candy" is 1723. Meaning "secret place where things can be left illicitly and picked up later" is from 1931.
Drop in the bucket (late 14c.) is from Isa. ix:15 [KJV]. At the drop of a hat "suddenly" is from 1854; drop-in "casual visit" is 1819; drop-kick is 1857. To get the drop on someone originally was Old West gunslinger slang (1869).

verb fall in globules
verb let go of; fall
verb abandon; ignore

Example sentences :

It was set a-going, not by wheels and weights like other clocks, but by the dropping of water.
Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Dropping the weapon from his hand it still dangled by the loop.
Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs

"They ain't worth much," he said, dropping them, with a conclusive air.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

"He did well to come to terms with them," continued Hopper, dropping his voice.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

I was dead with fatigue, and was dropping off to sleep in my bed in the car.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

"Mama, I heard you in papa's room," Alice said, not dropping the note of complaint.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

Now, sir, you will oblige me by dropping that attitude of surprised indignation.
Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold

In dropping me without a word, as if I had been an impostor?
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

"This is my city residence," said the host, dropping into a chair.
Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens

Try if the fat is hot by dropping a crumb into it; if it browns at once, put in the fish.
Extract from : « Culture and Cooking » by Catherine Owen

Synonyms for dropping

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