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noun

Definition of droopnext
as in slack
the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line tighten the line at the top of the banner so there won't be so much droop

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droop

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verb

ˈdrüp How to pronounce droop (audio)
1
as in to sag
to be limp from lack of water or vigor the flowers drooped on their stalks in the blazing sun

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2
as in to fade
to lose bodily strength or vigor as the afternoon wore on, we started to droop

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Recent Examples of droop
Noun
Tulips need moist soil but flowers droop and bulbs easily rot if overwatered. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 18 Feb. 2026 Let the top inch of soil dry out before you water parsley plants, but do so before the stems start to droop. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
Look for wilting, drooping, discolored, or diseased leaves regularly to keep up the plant’s appearance. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026 Heavy-duty gloves, paired up on polished surfaces or drooping from metal racks, tend to stand in for hands. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for droop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for droop
  1. slack
  2. sag
  3. fade
  4. slackness
  5. hang
  6. weaken
  7. wilt
  8. go
Noun
  • How about a nice pair of casual slacks to wear while tending to your flowerbeds?
    — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • Wayne’s World fans know that SNL is where Myers’ iconic slack-rocker persona was first created.
    — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 July 2026
Definition of slack
Verb
  • The company was adding 18,000 square feet to 15 upper floors of the building, and the additional load caused two columns to bend, sagging the floors – some as much as 4 inches, Nathan Berman, founder and managing principal of MetroLoft, told CNN.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Peptides and retinol help support collagen production, as well as smooth crow’s-feet and firm sagging skin.
    — Daley Quinn, Glamour, 9 July 2026
Definition of sag
Verb
  • Most of Future’s peers in the post-Lil Wayne digital-trap era of the early 2010s, from fellow Atlanta stars Young Thug and 2 Chainz to Southern boldfaced names like Kodak Black and Kevin Gates, have faded back into the regional-rap morass.
    — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
  • Each song explores a different kind of longing—lovers come together but fall apart, dreams fade away only to have resolutions renewed—against a different strain of soul.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
Definition of fade
Noun
  • In the games so far, there have been quite a few fumbles and an apparent slackness of mind and limb.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
Definition of slackness
Verb
  • Some Palestinians even try to hang food containers on the ceiling of their tents to keep them out of reach.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • After being interrogated, Hale was hanged at age 21, about two months after the Declaration of Independence.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of hang
Verb
  • The flow of dark traffic is one of the factors that helped explain why oil markets had weakened significantly by early June, together with a surge in exports from the US and pullback in buying by China.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • But as several surveys have consistently indicated, optimism about our country's outlook has undeniably weakened.
    — Robert Hormats, Time, 4 July 2026
Definition of weaken
Verb
  • Alcaraz missed this year's French Open — and Wimbledon — with a wrist injury, and Sinner was eliminated in the second round in Paris after wilting in the heat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 July 2026
  • The temperature that day had reached 99 degrees and the city had wilted, but the downpour caused the mercury to plummet a good 10 degrees.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of wilt
Verb
  • News of his death – one example of the political violence roiling America in recent years – quickly went global, with graphic videos flooding social media and politicians on both sides of the aisle swiftly condemning the killing.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Leo Jimenez also went deep for the Marlins, who set a franchise record with 12 homers for a three-game series.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
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