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droop
[ droop ]
verb (used without object)
- to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
Synonyms: ,
- to fall into a state of physical weakness; flag; fail.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- to lose spirit or courage.
- to descend, as the sun; sink.
verb (used with object)
- to let sink or drop:
an eagle drooping its wings.
noun
- a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
droop
/ »å°ù³Ü˱è /
verb
- to sag or allow to sag, as from weakness or exhaustion; hang down; sink
- intr to be overcome by weariness; languish; flag
- intr to lose courage; become dejected
noun
- the act or state of drooping
Derived Forms
- ˈ»å°ù´Ç´Ç±è¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ»å°ù´Ç´Ç±è¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å°ù´Ç´Ç±èi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
- °ù±ð·»å°ù´Ç´Ç±è verb (used without object)
- ³Ü²Ô·»å°ù´Ç´Ç±èi²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of droop1
Example Sentences
The shrub — reportedly named for leaves that can droop and coil like poodle fur — primarily grows in Southern California in chaparral between roughly 3,300 to 7,500 feet, on granitic slopes and ridges.
Daffodils wilted, dragons drooped and decibels dropped to the quiet hubbub of a cricket crowd.
The series chronicled its cast as they settled into middle age and later life, contending with divorce, death and drooping.
Symptoms include drooping eyelids, difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, blurry vision and weak muscles.
Jackie, who turns 13 this spring, puffed up her feathers, drooped her wings, bore down and released her latest egg, according to the group.
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