dropping

Everyday

1. Dropping means letting something fall, or falling. tree →
2. Dropping means becoming lower or less, like dropping temperatures. tree →
3. Droppings are the poo of animals and birds. tree →
4. Dropping someone off means taking them somewhere in a car and leaving them there. tree →
5. To drop a curtsey means to bend the knees and lower the body as a polite greeting. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life «dropping off» is about getting to school; in science temperatures and prices drop. In safety and hygiene lessons, animal droppings carry germs, so you don't touch them and wash your hands. Phrases: «dropping off», «dropping out», «bird droppings», «dropping like flies».

Examples

• Stop dropping crumbs on the floor! tree →
• The temperature is dropping fast tonight. tree →
• Dad is dropping me off at school. tree →
• There were bird droppings on the car. tree →
• Mouse droppings show there are mice in the house. tree →
• He kept dropping the ball. tree →
• I was dropping off to sleep when the phone rang. tree →
• ‘If you please, sire,’ said the Princess, dropping a curtsey. tree →

Note

Double p: drop – dropped – dropping. «Droppings» is almost always plural. «Dropping off to sleep» = falling asleep. «Dropping out» = leaving school or a course. Never touch animal droppings with bare hands.

In Jewish tradition

Proverbs compares a quarrelsome wife to a constant leak of rain; the Song of Songs uses dripping myrrh for lovely lips.

Interpretation. Tradition reads the Song of Songs as a picture of love between God and Israel.

Examples

• A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike; (Writings PRO.27.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. (Writings PRO.19.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as banks of sweet herbs; his lips are as lilies, dropping with flowing myrrh. (Writings SNG.5.13, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Double p: drop – dropped – dropping. «Droppings» is almost always plural. «Dropping off to sleep» = falling asleep. «Dropping out» = leaving school or a course. Never touch animal droppings with bare hands.