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   droop

   /druːp/

   verb

   • 1. bend or hang downwards limply: "a long black cloak drooped from his shoulders" Similar hang downhangdanglebendbowstoopsagsinkslumpfall downdropflopwiltbecome limpbecome flacciddrapeOpposite be upright
   • ▪ sag down from or as if from weariness or dejection: "his eyelids drooped and he became drowsy" Similar closeshutfallbe despondentlose heartgive up hopebecome dispiritedbecome dejecteddespondflagfadelanguishfalterweakenwiltgo into a declinewaste awayOpposite opencheer
   • ▪ cause to bend or hang downwards: "James hid his face in his hands and drooped his head"

   noun

   • 1. an act or instance of drooping; a limp or weary attitude: "the exhausted droop of her shoulders"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse drúpa ‘hang the head’; related to drip and drop.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDROOP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DROOP definition: 1. to bend or hang down heavily: 2. If your spirits (= feelings of happiness) droop, you start to…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DROOP is to hang or incline downward. How to use droop in a sentence.

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   Droop definition: to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.. See examples of DROOP used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDROOP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DROOP meaning: 1. to bend or hang down heavily: 2. If your spirits (= feelings of happiness) droop, you start to…. Learn more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › droopDroop - definition of droop by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To bend or hang downward: "His mouth drooped sadly, pulled down, no doubt, by the plump weight of his jowls" (Gore Vidal). 2. To bend or sag gradually: flowers drooping in the midday heat. 3. To sag in dejection or exhaustion: drooped from lack of sleep. v.tr. To let bend or hang down: "He drooped his body over the rail" (Norman Mailer). n.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDROOP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definition of 'droop' Word Frequency. droop. (druːp ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense droops , present participle drooping , past tense, past participle drooped. verb. If something droops, it hangs or leans downwards with no strength or firmness. Crook's eyelids drooped. [VERB] Pale wilting roses drooped from a blue vase.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › droopDroop - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To droop is to limply or loosely hang downward. Have you ever seen the long, floppy ears of a basset hound hanging down? Those ears are drooping.