droop Definition
droop (dro̵̅o̅p)
intransitive verb
- to sink down; hang or bend down
- to lose vitality or strength; become weakened; languish
- to become dejected or dispirited
Etymology: ME droupen < ON drūpa: for IE base see drip
transitive verb
to let sink or hang down
noun
an act or instance of drooping
droop Synonyms
droop Usage Examples
Object
- eyelid: He had a drooping left eyelid that covered half of the eye which rendered him a rather sinister appearance.
- catkin: Flowers in drooping, pale yellow catkins to 6cm long on the bare twigs.
- mustache: His face was clean, excepting his drooping blond mustache.
- flower: Our native bluebell has a dainty, drooping, dark blue flower.
- ear: In dogs with drooping ears frequent application may be advisable.
- branch: The deer was standing square, its slender neck raised to nibble a drooping branch.
Preposition: on
side: I went into the bathroom to get some water and looked in the mirror and found my mouth drooping on the left side.
Adjective modifier
slight: It hasn't stopped a slight droop creeping in, so now I'm taking more extreme measures: say hello to Old Sparky.
Modifies a noun
nose: Before she reached the end of the runway she gave a demonstration of the droop nose and visor, showing off the various configurations.
Modifying Another Word
- slightly: The spreading branches of the wild crab apple often have a slightly drooping habit.
- now: My sunflowers are now drooping and I wish to take seeds from them.
- n't: When killing and fighting get them down, they know their morale ca n't droop.
- not: The weak heads are not weak, not drooping, not dropping.
- long: A weeping form with long drooping branches is much grown in gardens.
- then: As the sun climbs the upper tangent arc opens and then droops like a gull's wings.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- down: Eventually they also began to droop down, leaving gravity to dictate the time.
- over: The thin narrow stems, no higher than 15 cm, droop over with the growth of clusters of pale yellow flowers.
Used with why or when
when: The single terminal flower is yellow inside - greenish-yellow outside - and it droops when In bud.
Preposition: of
eyelid: Human system overdose effects: Burning, prickling, tingling, itching of the skin, drooping of the eyelid, tremors, .. .
Noun used with modifier
eyelid: Patient trembles has aching muscles and heaviness especially of the head and eyes - even the eyelids droop.
Browse dictionary entries near droop
- ‹ drool
- ‹ drone
- ‹ -dromous
- ‹ dromedary
- ‹ -drome
- ‹ drollery
- ‹ droll
- ‹ droit du seigneur
- ‹ droit
- ‹ droid
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