drooped; drooping; droops
1
: to hang or incline downward
2
: to sink gradually
3
: to become depressed or weakened : languish
: to let droop
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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William Roberson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Their lids may be drooping with sleep lining their eyes, but these cats do not want to be left behind as their owners observe the pre-dawn meal called suhoor during the holy month of Ramadan.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Morgan Meier, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2025
Their Plump-kin creams, which contain pumpkin, seems to have had a major effect on tightening up my neck jowls and has tightened up my under-chin droop in just a couple of weeks.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Meanwhile, the rear fender, which was mounted to the seat post, also drooped under aggressive riding and rubbed a bit on the rear tire.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Their lids may be drooping with sleep lining their eyes, but these cats do not want to be left behind as their owners observe the pre-dawn meal called suhoor during the holy month of Ramadan.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
Cast bronze lamps coil and droop, and a bronze chandelier appears to sprout from the roof, with shimmering flower buds at the ends.
—Morgan Meier, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2025
Their Plump-kin creams, which contain pumpkin, seems to have had a major effect on tightening up my neck jowls and has tightened up my under-chin droop in just a couple of weeks.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Droop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droop. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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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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