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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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Drooped
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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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
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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