droop

droop  (drp)

v. drooped, droop·ing, droops

v.intr.

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.

The act or condition of drooping.

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[Middle English droupen, from Old Norse drpa; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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droopi·ly, drooping·ly adv.

droopy adj.

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droop

Verb

1. to sag, as from weakness or lack of support

2. to be overcome by weariness: her eyelids drooped as if she were falling asleep [Old Norse drūpa]

drooping adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	droop - a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat" sag imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
Verb	1.	droop - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness sag, swag, flag drop down, sink, drop - fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" slouch, slump - assume a drooping posture or carriage bag - hang loosely, like an empty bag
	2.	droop - hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled" loll dangle, swing, drop - hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
	3.	droop - become limp; "The flowers wilted" wilt decay, dilapidate, crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"

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droop

verb sag, drop, hang (down), sink, bend, dangle, fall down

Translations

droop [druːp] vi (fig) → decaer, desanimarse

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droop [druːp] vi [flower] → commencer à se faner; [shoulders, head] → tomber

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droop [druːp] vi (flower) → den Kopf hängen lassen;

his shoulders/head drooped → er ließ die Schultern/den Kopf herabhängen

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droop [druːp] vi → abbassarsi; languire