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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

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droop

v droop [druːp]

1 to (cause to) hang down The willows drooped over the pond. hang يَتَدَلّى свеждам sklánět se hænge ned herabhängen κρέμομαι, γέρνω inclinarse, caerse alla painutama, ripnema خم شدن riiputtaa, riippua (se) pencher לִהיוֹת תָּלוּי בְּרִפיוֹן लटकना objesiti se lekonyul merunduk drúpa, hanga niður piegarsi たれる 늘어지다; 늘어뜨리다 (nu)svirti, nusverti nokarāties; nokārt (galvu u.tml.) merunduk neerhangen henge slapt ned opadać pender a atârna склоняться skláňať sa viseti pognuti se hänga [] ห้อยต่ำ eğ(il)mek, sark(ıt)mak 下垂 никнути لٹکنا یا لٹکانا ngả xuống 下垂

2 (of a plant) to flop from lack of water a vase of drooping flowers. hang يَتَهَدَّل увяхвам vadnout hænge welken μαραίνομαι marchitarse longu vajuma پژمردن nuokkua commencer à se faner שָׁחוּחַ मुर्झा कर झुक जाना uvenuti lehervad layu drúpandi appassire しおれる (시들어) 축 처지다 (nu)svirti, nuvysti novīst layu slap worden holde på å visne, synke sammen więdnąć murchar a se ofili поникать zvädnúť, ovisnúť povesiti se klonuti sloka เหี่ยว sarkmak 枯萎 в'янути پانی کی کمی سے پودوں کا جھک جانا rũ xuống 枯萎