Dropping (noun)

1. A small amount of liquid that has fallen or been released.
2. An act of dropping something.

Origin:

Late middle english: from the verb drop.

Examples:

1. She wiped away the sweat drops from her forehead.
2. A single drop of water clung to the end of the leaf.
3. A slow but steady stream of water drops from the leaky faucet.
4. The pilot performed a dropping maneuver to release the payload.
5. The baby bird was fed by its parents, who brought beakfuls of food and regurgitated it into the chick's mouth.