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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024droop /drup/USA pronunciation v. - 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;
flag;
fade:[no object]Our spirits drooped.
n. [countable] - a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from lack of support:The droop of her shoulders told me immediately how the test had gone.
droop•i•ness, n. [uncountable] droop•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est:You look a little droopy; are you feeling OK? WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024droop (dro̅o̅p),USA pronunciation v.i. - to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- to fall into a state of physical weakness;
flag;
fail. - to lose spirit or courage.
- to descend, as the sun;
sink.
v.t. - to let sink or drop:an eagle drooping its wings.
n. - a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- Old Norse drūpa; akin to drop
- Middle English drupen, drowpen 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flag, languish.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged weaken, decline, faint, wilt, wither, fade.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024droop•y (dro̅o̅′pē),USA pronunciation adj., droop•i•er, droop•i•est. - hanging down;
sagging. - lacking in spirit or courage;
disheartened;
dejected.
- Middle English drupi. See droop, -y1 1200–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dispirited, forlorn, despondent, discouraged, downhearted, downcast, doleful, subdued, depressed.
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