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- Dictionarydroop/druːp/
verb
- 1. bend or hang downwards limply: "a long black cloak drooped from his shoulders" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act or instance of drooping; a limp or weary attitude: "the exhausted droop of her shoulders"
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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.
The meaning of DROOP is to hang or incline downward. How to use droop in a sentence.
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.
DROOP meaning: 1. to bend or hang down heavily: 2. If your spirits (= feelings of happiness) droop, you start to…. Learn more.
to sag or allow to sag, as from weakness or exhaustion; hang down; sink. 2. (intransitive) to be overcome by weariness; languish; flag. 3. (intransitive) to lose courage; become dejected. noun. 4. the act or state of drooping. Collins English Dictionary.
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. the act or state of drooping. [C13: from Old Norse drūpa; see drop] ˈdrooping adj. ˈdroopingly adv.
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.