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Droop

/ˈdɹuːp/ · verb

Meaning

(intransitive) To hang downward; to sag..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (intransitive) To hang downward; to sag.
  2. (intransitive) To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.
  3. (intransitive) To lose all energy, enthusiasm or happiness; to flag.
  4. (transitive) To allow to droop or sink.
  5. (intransitive, figurative) To proceed downward, or toward a close; to decline.
  6. Something which is limp or sagging.
  7. A condition or posture of drooping.
  8. (aviation) A hinged portion of the leading edge of an aeroplane's wing, which swivels downward to increase lift during takeoff and landing.

Example Sentences

a. 1992, quote attributed to Sylvester Stallone I'm not handsome in the classical sense. The eyes droop, the mouth is crooked, the teeth aren't straight, the voice sounds like a Mafioso pallbearer, but somehow it all works.
On the brown harvest tree / Droops the red cherry.
Long before Shap platform showed up around a corner and the two arms on the gradient post drooped in both directions at once, Duchess of Buccleuch's amiable throbbing purr at the stack [funnel, chimney] had become a fierce freight-engine bark, as she resolutely dragged at her enormous load.
Good things of day begin to droop and drowse; / While night’s black agents to their preys do rouse.
The Grapes that on it hung were black, and all / The Vines supported and from drooping staid / With silver Props, that down they could not fall […]
Long after his cigar burnt bitter, he sat with eyes fixed on the blaze. When the flames at last began to flicker and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped; but he had lost all reckoning of time when he opened them again to find Miss Erroll in furs and ball-gown kneeling on the hearth[…].
Others who conscientiously attended the Technical College at night often drooped over their desks in a doze, and one does not wonder at it.
His head had drooped with his hair across his face.

Synonyms for droop

lopswagflaglollwiltsag

Antonyms for droop

Related Words

sagwiltswaglollflagslouchfallhanghang lowdropdripdeclineweepdelapseclingpendlapselowerdrapefall away

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does droop mean?

Droop means (intransitive) To hang downward; to sag..

What is a synonym for droop?

Common synonyms include lop, swag, flag, loll.

What is the opposite of droop?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use droop in a sentence?

a. 1992, quote attributed to Sylvester Stallone I'm not handsome in the classical sense. The eyes droop, the mouth is crooked, the teeth aren't straight, the voice sounds like a Mafioso pallbearer, but somehow it all works.

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