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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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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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