Dec 4, 2016 · The meaning of DROOP is to hang or incline downward. How to use droop in a sentence.

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 …

/ ˈdruː.pɪŋ / Add to word list bending or hanging down heavily: drooping branches

When something's sagging or hanging limply, it's drooping. It hasn't rained in over a week: it's probably time to water those drooping flowers!

If something droops, it hangs or leans downwards with no strength or firmness. Crook's eyelids drooped. [VERB] Pale wilting roses drooped from a blue vase. [VERB preposition] ...a young …

DROOP definition: to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support. See examples of droop used in a sentence.

to (cause to) sag, sink, or hang down, such as from exhaustion: [no object] The flowers drooped in the heat. [~ + object] an eagle drooping its wings. to fall into a weakened or dispirited state;

Definition of droop verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive] to bend, hang or move downwards, especially because of being weak or tired. She was so tired, her …

Synonyms for DROOPING: bowing, nodding, weeping, bowed, falling, sagging, hanging, dangling; Antonyms of DROOPING: upright, erect, rigid, stiff, unbending, inflexible, elevated, raised

DROOPING definition: to sag or allow to sag, as from weakness or exhaustion ; hang down; sink | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English