drooped; drooping; droops
1
: to hang or incline downward
2
: to sink gradually
3
: to become depressed or weakened : languish
: to let droop
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Examples of droop in a Sentence
Verb
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.
Noun
tighten the line at the top of the banner so there won't be so much droop
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Ana Colón, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2024
Again, the sun sets, this time to sunflowers drooping in the scorching heat—despite an elevation of nearly 6,500 feet.
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2024
Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
The carved, impassive face that suddenly droops, drags, goes baggy with the weight of being alive.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
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Verb
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Woman of the Year Gigi Hadid picked a pair of art-imitates-life earrings in the shape of a drooping leaf—covered in diamonds.
—Ana Colón, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2024
Again, the sun sets, this time to sunflowers drooping in the scorching heat—despite an elevation of nearly 6,500 feet.
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2024
Noun
Keep an eye out for excessive droop, vomit, and incontinence.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
The carved, impassive face that suddenly droops, drags, goes baggy with the weight of being alive.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Droop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droop. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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droop
1 of 2 verb1
: to sink, bend, or hang down
2
: to become depressed or weak
droopy
adjective
ˈdrü-pē
droop
2 of 2 noun
: the condition or appearance of drooping
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