The meaning of DROOP is to hang or incline downward. How to use droop in a sentence.

1. To bend or hang downward: "His mouth drooped sadly, pulled down, no doubt, by the plump weight of his jowls" (Gore Vidal). 2. To bend or sag gradually: flowers drooping in the midday heat. 3. To sag in …

/ ˈdruː.pɪŋ / Add to word list bending or hanging down heavily: drooping branches

If something droops, it hangs or leans downwards with no strength or firmness. Crook's eyelids drooped. [VERB] Pale wilting roses drooped from a blue vase. [VERB preposition] ...a young man with a …

When something's sagging or hanging limply, it's drooping. It hasn't rained in over a week: it's probably time to water those drooping flowers!

DROOP definition: to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support. See examples of droop used in a sentence.

Definition of droop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to (cause to) sag, sink, or hang down, such as from exhaustion: [no object] The flowers drooped in the heat. [~ + object] an eagle drooping its wings. to fall into a weakened or dispirited state;

An instance of something drooping. That droops or droop. Drooping flowers. They all went away silently and with drooping heads. The tomato plants were drooping, their crop reduced to small discolored …

Synonyms for DROOPING: bowing, nodding, weeping, bowed, falling, sagging, hanging, dangling; Antonyms of DROOPING: upright, erect, rigid, stiff, unbending, inflexible, elevated, raised