Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense droops, present participle drooping, past tense, past participle drooped
verb
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 drooping moustache. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: sag, drop, hang (down), sink More Synonyms of droop
Droop is also a noun.
...the droop of his shoulders. [+ of]
More Synonyms of droop
droop in British English
(druːp)
verb
1.
to sag or allow to sag, as from weakness or exhaustion; hang down; sink
2. (intransitive)
to be overcome by weariness; languish; flag
3. (intransitive)
to lose courage; become dejected
noun
4.
the act or state of drooping
Derived forms
drooping (ˈdrooping)
adjective
droopingly (ˈdroopingly)
adverb
Word origin
C13: from Old Norse drūpa; see drop
droop in American English
(drup)
verb intransitive
1.
to sink down; hang or bend down
2.
to lose vitality or strength; become weakened; languish
3.
to become dejected or dispirited
verb transitive
4.
to let sink or hang down
noun
5.
an act or instance of drooping
Word origin
ME droupen < ON drūpa: for IE base see drip
Examples of 'droop' in a sentence
droop
I looked around the hall and saw eyelids drooping, heads slumped forward, the gentle purr of snoring from some quarters.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
When it takes three hours to prepare something dead simple, and leaves you drooping and weary, then a lifetime of critical standards go out of the window.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
She may also be left with a drooping eyelid.
The Sun (2011)
Behind the drooping eyelids and stubble lies the very faint trace of a smile.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Her own eyelids were drooping, but old habits died hard.
Christina Dodd SOMEDAY MY PRINCE (1999)
But instead of the usual drooping eyelids, the atmosphere is electric.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Around the room, eyelids are drooping and the smiles are serene.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
An injection of Botox in the correct forehead muscles makes them pull up drooping brows and eyelids.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
From him, there are no fits of pique or drooping shoulders when the course takes its toll.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Then, his shoulders visibly drooping, he gets out his phone to call his wife.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Most of all, I wanted to lift my drooping eyelids.
The Sun (2013)
I like the slow pace, the remorseless march towards excellence, my own drooping eyelids.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
droop
British English: droop VERB
If something droops, it hangs or leans downwards with no strength or firmness.
His eyelids drooped and he yawned.
American English: droop
Brazilian Portuguese: pender
Chinese: 下垂
European Spanish: dejar caer
French: se fermer
German: erschlaffen
Italian: chiudersipalpebre
Japanese: うなだれる
Korean: 축 처지다
European Portuguese: pender
Latin American Spanish: dejar caer
Chinese translation of 'droop'
droop
(druːp)
vi
[flower]发(發)蔫 (fā'niān)
[shoulders, head]垂下 (chuíxià)
1 (verb)
Definition
to sag, as from weakness or lack of support
a young man with a drooping moustache
Synonyms
sag
He shrugged and sagged into a chair.
drop
She let her head drop.
hang (down)
sink
Kate laughed, and sank down again to her seat.
bend
dangle
fall down
2 (verb)
Definition
to be overcome by weariness
Support for him is beginning to droop amongst voters.
Synonyms
flag
His enthusiasm was in no way flagging.
decline
a declining birth rate
fade
After that all her worries faded away.
slump
I closed the door and slumped into a chair.
diminish
The threat of war has diminished.
wither
Farmers have watched their crops wither because of the drought.
wilt
Their resolution wilted in the face of such powerful opposition.