droop
Use Droop in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
2.
to fall into a state of physical weakness; flag; fail.
3.
to lose spirit or courage.
4.
to descend, as the sun; sink.
verb (used with object)
5.
to let sink or drop: an eagle drooping its wings.
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noun
6.
a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
Related forms
droop·ing·ly, adverb
re·droop, verb (used without object)
un·droop·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. flag, languish. 2. weaken, decline, faint, wilt, wither, fade.
1. flag, languish. 2. weaken, decline, faint, wilt, wither, fade.
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droop (druːp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to sag or allow to sag, as from weakness or exhaustion; hang down; sink |
| 2. | (intr) to be overcome by weariness; languish; flag |
| 3. | (intr) to lose courage; become dejected |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act or state of drooping |
| [C13: from Old Norse drūpa; see | |
| 'drooping | |
| —adj | |
| 'droopingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
droop
c.1300, from O.N. drupa "to drop," from P.Gmc. *drup-, from PIE *dhreub, related to O.E. dropian "to drop." Related: Drooping.
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Example sentences
Flowers are about a half inch long and droop down on thin pedicels.
Tongues of dark tan sediment droop into the lighter-colored layer below.
Its large, glum leaves droop down, away from the sun.
Flowers droop from pedicels in the leaf axils and are blotched pale yellow and about one half inch wide.
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