To become heavy through weariness or grief.

intransitive. Of a person's mood or spirits: to become less cheerful or hopeful; to sink. Of hopes: to diminish, fade.

= droop, v. 5.

intransitive. Of persons, their eyes, countenances, etc.: To frown, scowl; to look angry or sullen. †Also, to be depressed or mournful. Const. at, on…

To flag in spirit or courage; to become dejected, dispirited, or despondent.

transitive. to abate one's countenance (also cheer): to become dispirited or downcast. Obsolete.

To become dull, listless, or somewhat gloomy; to grow weary, tire (of something). Obsolete.

intransitive. To lose heart or courage, be afraid, become depressed, give way, flag. Now only archaic after Biblical uses.

intransitive. = languish, v. (in various senses).

intransitive. To droop in spirits; to pine or brood, esp. with love or grief. Also in extended use. Now archaic.

intransitive. To become downcast or distressed. Obsolete.

intransitive. To be distressed or downcast.

Of the heart, mind, patience, etc.: To become tired or exhausted. Also of a person, to grow dispirited or sick at heart.

To lose heart or resolution; become dismayed. Obsolete.

to have one's heart in one's boots (also shoes, heels, †hose, etc.) and variants: to be in a state of extreme fear or dejection. Also one's heart sink…

intransitive. To flag or fail in health and spirits; to languish, waste away; to become sickly or emaciated. In later use only in to peak and pine…

transitive. To cast into melancholy, sadden, grieve, cast down. (Sometimes blending with dump, v.1)

intransitive. To remain in a listless, apathetic condition, without making any effort to rouse oneself; to abandon oneself to ennui; to be dull…

intransitive. Of the heart, spirits, etc.: to become depressed or dejected; to droop, to languish.

intransitive. To become dejected or depressed. Obsolete.

intransitive (for reflexive). To be dejected. Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To lose heart or resolution; to become depressed or dejected in mind by loss of confidence or hope. (Distinguished from despair as not…

intransitive. To become utterly dejected, to pine.

(The principal use.) intransitive. To become sad or gloomy. Also figurative.

intransitive. To feel dismal or melancholy.

intransitive. To mutter, grumble; to mope.

intransitive. To pout, grow sullen; to mope.

Phrases. to get one's tail down and variants, to become dispirited; to have one's tail up and variants, to be in good spirits.

to have (also get) the pip: to be (or become) depressed, despondent, or unwell. to give a person the pip: to annoy or irritate; to make angry…

To grow dark or gloomy. Also transferred.

to have (one's) ass in a sling, etc.: (see quot. 1960); to be in trouble. Cf. ass, n.2, arse. U.S. slang.