dropping
Releasing from above
Dropping is the present participle of drop, used for actions in progress: I keep dropping my phone.
As a noun, a dropping is animal excrement, usually in the plural: bird droppings, mouse droppings.
The term is slightly more polite than saying shit or feces directly.
Moving downward freely
- plummetingFalling steeply and fast
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- plungeSudden steep descent
lowering · downward · descending · sinking · tumble · parachute · skydive · abseil
Decreasing in strength
- reducingMaking less or smaller
- lesseningBecoming reduced in degree
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- loweringMoving something downward
decreasing · falling · dipping · shrinking · tapering · waning · ebbing · fading
Releasing one's grasp
- releasingAllowing to escape
- depositingPlacing for safekeeping
- placingPutting in position
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
delivering · leaving · discarding · jettisoning · dumping · abandoning · ditching · shedding
Deep pitch or fish
Taking something out
- deletingRemoving from existence
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- excludingLeaving something out
- omittingFailing to include
skipping · eliminating · axing · scrapping · striking · leaving out · canceling · ditching
Leaving permanently behind
- stoppingCeasing to continue
- discontinuingEnding ongoing activity
- ceasingComing to an end
- endingFinal portion of something
giving up · withdrawing · terminating · resigning · leaving · forsaking · relinquishing · walking away
Bird's lightweight covering
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- moltShed outer covering
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- sheddingLosing outer covering
guano · nest · perch · fledgling · migration · roosting · birdsong
Cutting with force
- markdownReduction in retail price
- discountReduced price offered
- saleExchange for payment
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
reduction · rollback · devaluation · undercutting · bargain · cheapening
Offering an idea indirectly
- mentioningReferring to briefly
- implyingSuggesting without stating directly
- alludingReferencing indirectly
- insinuatingIndirectly suggesting something
hinting · referencing · teasing · revealing · leaking · slipping
falling
Moving downward freely
- plummetingFalling steeply and fast
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- diveHeadfirst water entry
plunge · lowering · downward · descending · sinking · tumble · parachute · skydive · abseil · rappel
declining
Decreasing in strength
- reducingMaking less or smaller
- lesseningBecoming reduced in degree
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
lowering · decreasing · falling · dipping · shrinking · tapering · waning · ebbing · fading · slumping
letting go
Releasing one's grasp
- releasingAllowing to escape
- depositingPlacing for safekeeping
- placingPutting in position
unloading · delivering · leaving · discarding · jettisoning · dumping · abandoning · ditching · shedding · offloading
bass
Deep pitch or fish
dubstep · buildup · remix · DJ · track · music · climax · tempo · 808 · synth
removing
Taking something out
omitting · skipping · eliminating · axing · scrapping · striking · leaving out · canceling · ditching · excising
abandoning
Leaving permanently behind
- stoppingCeasing to continue
- discontinuingEnding ongoing activity
- ceasingComing to an end
ending · giving up · withdrawing · terminating · resigning · leaving · forsaking · relinquishing · walking away · bailing
feathers
Bird's lightweight covering
shedding · guano · nest · perch · fledgling · migration · roosting · birdsong
slashing
Cutting with force
clearance · reduction · rollback · devaluation · undercutting · bargain · cheapening
suggesting
Offering an idea indirectly
- mentioningReferring to briefly
- implyingSuggesting without stating directly
- alludingReferencing indirectly
insinuating · hinting · referencing · teasing · revealing · leaking · slipping
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- declinesdecline, downtrend, downturn, downfall, downslide
- decliningdeclining, waning, fading, diminishing, decreasing
- Downward directionsdown, below, beneath, under, underneath
- hand actionsgrabbing, grasping, gripping, holding, pinching
- placingplacing, positioning, putting, inserting, setting
droppingrising
Act of ascending
increasing · climbing · skyrocketing · surging · growing
- dropping offFalling briefly asleep
- dropping outLeaving before completion
- dropping byVisiting informally, briefly
- dropping deadSuddenly dying, often unexpectedly
- dropping inCasual unannounced visit
- dropping the ballFailing at a crucial moment