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droop
[droop]
verb (used without object)
to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
Synonyms: ,to fall into a state of physical weakness; flag; fail.
Synonyms: , , , , ,to lose spirit or courage.
to descend, as the sun; sink.
verb (used with object)
to let sink or drop.
an eagle drooping its wings.
noun
a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
droop
/ ː /
verb
to sag or allow to sag, as from weakness or exhaustion; hang down; sink
(intr) to be overcome by weariness; languish; flag
(intr) to lose courage; become dejected
noun
the act or state of drooping
Other 51Թ Forms
- droopingly adverb
- redroop verb (used without object)
- undrooping adjective
- ˈǴDZ辱Բ adverb
- ˈǴDZ辱Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of droop1
Example Sentences
Six overs in, England were 83-0 and it already felt the like the match was over as a contest as the shoulders of those wearing maroon started to droop.
Signs like wilting, drooping, or changing colour could indicate that the heat is getting to your beloved leafy greens.
The shrub — reportedly named for leaves that can droop and coil like poodle fur — primarily grows in Southern California in chaparral between roughly 3,300 to 7,500 feet, on granitic slopes and ridges.
Daffodils wilted, dragons drooped and decibels dropped to the quiet hubbub of a cricket crowd.
The series chronicled its cast as they settled into middle age and later life, contending with divorce, death and drooping.
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