dropping vs lively

dropping

noun
  • The act of something that drops or falls. 

  • Something dropped; a droplet. 

  • A piece of animal excrement; dung. 

lively

adv
  • Vigorously. 

  • Vibrantly, vividly. 

adj
  • Fizzy; foamy; tending to produce a large head in the glass. 

  • Full of life; energetic. 

  • Bright, glowing, vivid; strong, vigorous. 

noun
  • Term of address. 

How often have the words dropping and lively occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )