droop

¹droop

verb \ˈdrüp\

Definition of DROOP

intransitive verb

1

: to hang or incline downward

2

: to sink gradually

3

: to become depressed or weakened : languish

transitive verb

: to let droop

— droop·ing·ly \ˈdrü-piŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of DROOP

1. The flowers were drooping in the hot sun.
2. Her eyelids drooped as she grew tired.
3. The tree's branches drooped under the weight of the snow.
4. His spirits drooped when he didn't get the job.

Origin of DROOP

Middle English drupen, from Old Norse drūpa; akin to Old English dropa drop

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to DROOP

Synonyms: flag, hang, loll, sag, swag, wilt

Related Words: slouch, slump; cave (in), collapse, crumple, drop, fall, sink, subside, yield

Near Antonyms: distend, stiffen; rise, straighten, unbend, uncurl

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Rhymes with DROOP

bloop, coop, croup, drupe, dupe, goop, group, hoop, loop, loupe, poop, roup, scoop, sloop, snoop, soup, stoop, stoup, stupe, swoop, troop, troupe, whoop