sagging

intransitive verb sagged, sagging

1. to sink, bend, or curve, esp. in the middle, from weight or pressure
2. to hang down unevenly or loosely
3. to lose firmness, strength, or intensity; weaken through weariness, age, etc.; droop: sagging spirits
4. to decline in price, value, sales, etc.
5. Naut. to drift: to sag to leeward

Origin: ME saggen, prob. < Scand, akin to Swed sacka, Norw dial. sakka, sagga < IE base *sengw-, to sink

transitive verb

noun

1. the act or an instance of sagging
2. the degree or amount of sagging
3. ☆ a place of sagging; sunken or depressed place