droppings
/ˈdrɒpɪŋz/noun
उच्चारण ड्रॉपिङ्ज़
(पशु-पक्षियों की) बीट, लीद, मींगनी
Core word
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[plural]
the solid waste matter of birds and animals
(पशु-पक्षियों की) बीट, लीद, मींगनी
- The statue was covered in pigeon droppings.
- mouse droppings in the kitchen
- Bird droppings had stained the car's roof.
+ 2 more examples
- The farmer collected the cow droppings to make fuel.
- Rat droppings in the store room alarmed the cook.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
droppings (plural noun)
Droppings is always plural and takes a plural verb. There is no singular dropping with this meaning.
'Droppings' हमेशा plural होता है और plural verb लेता है। इस अर्थ में singular 'dropping' नहीं होता।
- Bird droppings covered the statue.
- Mouse droppings were found in the store room.
droppings of + animal
Name the animal or bird with of or as a modifier: pigeon droppings, the droppings of bats.
पशु या पक्षी का नाम 'of' से या modifier के रूप में दें: pigeon droppings, the droppings of bats।
- The droppings of goats are used as manure in some villages.
droppings + on / in / around
Prepositions show where the waste was found.
Preposition बताते हैं कि मल कहाँ पाया गया।
- Rat droppings on the kitchen shelf are a health risk.
formal and informal use
Droppings is a neutral word for animal waste; it is more polite than dung in everyday talk. Dung is used for large animals.
'Droppings' पशु-मल के लिए तटस्थ शब्द है; सामान्य बातचीत में यह 'dung' से अधिक शिष्ट है। 'Dung' बड़े पशुओं के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The inspector checked for rodent droppings.
+Collocations 5
animal + droppings
birdpigeonmouseratbat
- Pigeon droppings damaged the old temple dome.
verb + droppings
cleanremovefindcollectleave
- Please clean the bird droppings from the balcony.
adjective + droppings
freshdrydarksmallsticky
- He found dark droppings behind the cupboard.
droppings + as + use
as manureas fertiliseras fuel
- Bat droppings are collected as rich fertiliser.
droppings + preposition phrase
on the roofin the atticunder the eavesalong the ledge
- Droppings along the ledge showed that crows nested there.
“More examples 6
- The bridge was white with the droppings of seagulls.
पुल समुद्री पक्षियों की बीट से सफेद हो गया था।
- The health officer found rat droppings in the grain store.
स्वास्थ्य अधिकारी को अनाज गोदाम में चूहों की बीट मिली।
- Radhika washed the droppings off the clothes line.
राधिका ने कपड़े सुखाने की रस्सी से बीट धो दी।
- Zoologists study droppings to learn what animals eat.
प्राणिविज्ञानी यह जानने के लिए मल का अध्ययन करते हैं कि पशु क्या खाते हैं।
- Droppings from the nesting crows fell on the car roof.
घोंसले बनाए कौओं की बीट कार की छत पर गिरी।
- The caretaker swept the droppings from the courtyard every morning.
देखभालकर्ता हर सुबह आँगन से बीट झाड़कर साफ़ करता था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The droppings is dirty.
✓ The droppings are dirty.
Droppings is plural and takes are.
'Droppings' plural है, इसलिए 'are' आएगा।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All name animal waste, but they differ in size of animal and tone.
सभी पशु-मल के नाम हैं, पर पशु के आकार और भाषा के स्वर में अंतर है।
Neutral word for the waste of birds and small animals.
पक्षियों और छोटे पशुओं के मल के लिए तटस्थ शब्द।
- Bird droppings stained the roof.
The waste of large animals such as cows, often used as fuel or manure.
गाय जैसे बड़े पशुओं का मल, जो प्रायः ईंधन या खाद के रूप में काम आता है।
- Villagers make cakes of cow dung.
Animal waste used to feed the soil.
मिट्टी को पोषण देने के लिए प्रयुक्त पशु-मल।
- The farmer spread manure on the field.