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droop

[ droop ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.

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  2. to fall into a state of physical weakness; flag; fail.

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  3. to lose spirit or courage.
  4. to descend, as the sun; sink.


verb (used with object)

  1. to let sink or drop:

    an eagle drooping its wings.

noun

  1. a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.

droop

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verb

  1. to sag or allow to sag, as from weakness or exhaustion; hang down; sink
  2. intr to be overcome by weariness; languish; flag
  3. intr to lose courage; become dejected
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or state of drooping
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å°ù´Ç´Ç±è¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ»å°ù´Ç´Ç±è¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of droop1

1300–50; Middle English drupen, drowpen < Old Norse »å°ùÅ«±è²¹; akin to drop
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of droop1

C13: from Old Norse »å°ùÅ«±è²¹; see drop
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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.

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Daffodils wilted, dragons drooped and decibels dropped to the quiet hubbub of a cricket crowd.

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The series chronicled its cast as they settled into middle age and later life, contending with divorce, death and drooping.

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Symptoms include drooping eyelids, difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, blurry vision and weak muscles.

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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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