drooped; drooping; droops
1
: to hang or incline downward
2
: to sink gradually
3
: to become depressed or weakened : languish
: to let droop
Examples of droop in a Sentence
Verb
The flowers were drooping in the hot sun.
Her eyelids drooped as she grew tired.
The tree's branches drooped under the weight of the snow.
His spirits drooped when he didn't get the job.
Noun
tighten the line at the top of the banner so there won't be so much droop
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Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Mushy brown, black, or yellow leaves, soggy soil that’s smelly, and drooping all point to too much water.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 18 Feb. 2026
Too thick of a mascara coat, and suddenly my gaze droops.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Beneath it, a man squatted on the pavement, staring at nothing in particular, a glass pipe drooping from his fingers.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Mushy brown, black, or yellow leaves, soggy soil that’s smelly, and drooping all point to too much water.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
Tulips need moist soil but flowers droop and bulbs easily rot if overwatered.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 18 Feb. 2026
Too thick of a mascara coat, and suddenly my gaze droops.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Droop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droop. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
droop
1 of 2 verb1
: to sink, bend, or hang down
2
: to become depressed or weak
droopy
adjective
ˈdrü-pē
droop
2 of 2 noun
: the condition or appearance of drooping
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