Droop - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
verb
- hang loosely or laxly (syn: loll)
- become limp (syn: wilt)
Extra examples
The flowers were drooping in the hot sun.
Her eyelids drooped as she grew tired.
The tree's branches drooped under the weight of the snow.
His spirits drooped when he didn't get the job.
...tighten the line at the top of the banner so there won't be so much droop...
His head drooped down and a few moments later he fell asleep.
The reindeer resembles the stag, only it somewhat droops the head.
She was tired. Her eyelids were beginning to droop.
The woodman's axe should droop the tree.
Our spirits drooped when we heard the news.
Trade languishes, the rate of interest droops.
The evening wore on, and the sun drooped in the west.
He's in a deep droop.
He was afraid that he might be acting like a droop.
His eyelids began to droop (=close, because he was sleepy).
Word forms
I/you/we/they: droop
he/she/it: droops
present participle: drooping
past tense: drooped
past participle: drooped
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