name-dropping

Verb

form-of participle present

present participle of name-drop

Japanese Meaning

これは動詞 'name-drop' の現在分詞形であり、活用形の一種です。

She kept name-dropping celebrities during the dinner to seem important.

彼女は夕食の間、自分を重要に見せようとずっと有名人の名前を挙げていた。

Sense（1）

present participle of name-drop

Our drama teacher is always name-dropping, but I bet she's never even been to New York.