drooped

verb

Definition of droopednext
past tense of droop
1
as in hung
to be limp from lack of water or vigor the flowers drooped on their stalks in the blazing sun

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2
as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor as the afternoon wore on, we started to droop

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drooped
  1. hung
  2. weakened
  3. fell
  4. went
  5. failed
Verb
  • In 2017, an Amnesty International report claimed as many as 13,000 people had been hanged from 2011 to 2015 at Saydnaya Prison.
    Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • On the wall at the rally hung a large banner with a photo of a smiling al-Assad, his hand waving to the crowd.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of hung
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  • With Assad gone and Iran weakened, new commercial routes, reconstruction opportunities, and trade corridors beckon.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But Israeli bombardments have weakened Tehran as well as its allies in the Axis of Resistance—Lebanon's Hezbollah.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakened
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  • President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.
    Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • It was even enlarged to incorporate two massive, historic elm trees that would have been felled to accommodate the structure otherwise.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of fell
Verb
  • The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Last season, during the Rams’ last-season push to the playoffs, Stafford went four games without an interception.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of went
Verb
  • According to the school’s lawsuit, which has not been previously reported, the VII Group had failed to refund Memphis more than $57,000 despite the school making 15 requests for the money in the 16 months since the game took place.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There are parallels to the Dodgers’ failed attempt to sign Ohtani in 2017, though Friedman insisted each of these rare instances should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
    Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of failed
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