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Verb The flowers were drooping in the hot sun. Her eyelids drooped as she grew tired. The tree's branches drooped under the weight of the snow. His spirits drooped when he didn't get the job. Noun tighten the line at the top of the banner so there won't be so much droop

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As certain areas started to droop, the cost of keeping up her filler regimen stopped making sense.

Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022 Will your breasts droop and your stomach pooch permanently or will everything eventually go back to its proper place?

Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022 In many places, the asphalt has fallen into the sea, a good five meters below, and fence posts, suspended by a guardrail, droop into the abyss.

Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2022 But the story itself feels like an afterthought, and the energy level tends to droop whenever Bridges is not getting his homicide on.

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2022 Regardless of the aircraft, fly too high into air that isn’t dense enough to support the weight of the heli, and the rotor will droop and then stall.

Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2021 Her riotously colorful forms swell and droop and merge in unpredictable and often joyous abandon, with occasional nods to Philip Guston, Francis Bacon, and a host of others.

Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2022 After a while, your eyelids get heavy and your head begins to droop, slowly at first.

Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 17 Feb. 2022 The moves needed to be more defined, the fingers to point higher, the shoulders to droop more.

New York Times, 8 Jan. 2022

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Now, Chin is spreading awareness about strokes and recognizing symptoms, including loss of balance, vision changes, facial droop, one arm drifting downward, slurred or confused speech and headache.

Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 Does one side of the face droop? Arms: Ask the person to raise both arms.

Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022 Trees show distress when their leaves first droop, curl and brown, and finally drop.

Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 When the facial droop on his right side was saying no, his left side—eye and crinkled forehead—was insisting yes.

Paul Theroux, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 The mature honey-locust tree which shades the yard outside my studio compelled me to capture the droop and drift of its leaves.

Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 But also less, judging, at least, from the stupendous droop of my mouth.

New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022 Place the tree away from fireplaces, wood stoves, direct sunlight or other heat sources, because the heat will make the tree droop and might create a fire hazard.

Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2021 Her works have a curious tension, full of taut sinews, often seeming to stretch and reach, or sag and droop, in ways eerily and powerfully reminiscent of the human form.

Washington Post, 26 June 2021 See More

单词	droop
释义	droop 1 of 2 verb ˈdrüp drooped; drooping; droops intransitive verb 1 : to hang or incline downward 2 : to sink gradually 3 : to become depressed or weakened : languish transitive verb : to let droop droopingly ˈdrü-piŋ-lē adverb droop 2 of 2 noun : the condition or appearance of drooping Synonyms Verb flag hang loll sag swag wilt Noun hang sag slack slackness See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The flowers were drooping in the hot sun. Her eyelids drooped as she grew tired. The tree's branches drooped under the weight of the snow. His spirits drooped when he didn't get the job. Noun tighten the line at the top of the banner so there won't be so much droop Recent Examples on the Web Verb As certain areas started to droop, the cost of keeping up her filler regimen stopped making sense. Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022 Will your breasts droop and your stomach pooch permanently or will everything eventually go back to its proper place? Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022 In many places, the asphalt has fallen into the sea, a good five meters below, and fence posts, suspended by a guardrail, droop into the abyss. Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2022 But the story itself feels like an afterthought, and the energy level tends to droop whenever Bridges is not getting his homicide on. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2022 Regardless of the aircraft, fly too high into air that isn’t dense enough to support the weight of the heli, and the rotor will droop and then stall. Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2021 Her riotously colorful forms swell and droop and merge in unpredictable and often joyous abandon, with occasional nods to Philip Guston, Francis Bacon, and a host of others. Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2022 After a while, your eyelids get heavy and your head begins to droop, slowly at first. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 17 Feb. 2022 The moves needed to be more defined, the fingers to point higher, the shoulders to droop more. New York Times, 8 Jan. 2022 Noun Now, Chin is spreading awareness about strokes and recognizing symptoms, including loss of balance, vision changes, facial droop, one arm drifting downward, slurred or confused speech and headache. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 Does one side of the face droop? Arms: Ask the person to raise both arms. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022 Trees show distress when their leaves first droop, curl and brown, and finally drop. Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 When the facial droop on his right side was saying no, his left side—eye and crinkled forehead—was insisting yes. Paul Theroux, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 The mature honey-locust tree which shades the yard outside my studio compelled me to capture the droop and drift of its leaves. Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 But also less, judging, at least, from the stupendous droop of my mouth. New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022 Place the tree away from fireplaces, wood stoves, direct sunlight or other heat sources, because the heat will make the tree droop and might create a fire hazard. Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2021 Her works have a curious tension, full of taut sinews, often seeming to stretch and reach, or sag and droop, in ways eerily and powerfully reminiscent of the human form. Washington Post, 26 June 2021 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English drupen, from Old Norse drūpa; akin to Old English dropa drop First Known Use Verb 13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Noun 1647, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition droop 1 of 2 verb ˈdrüp drooped; drooping 1 : to sink, bend, or hang down The flowers drooped in the hot sun. 2 : to become sad or weak My spirits drooped. droop 2 of 2 noun : the condition of hanging or bending down The dog's tail had a sad droop. droop 1 of 2 noun as in sag the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line tighten the line at the top of the banner so there won't be so much droop Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sag hang slackness slack limpness floppiness laxness looseness laxity Antonyms & Near Antonyms rigidity tension tightness tautness tenseness rigidness droop 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to sag to be limp from lack of water or vigor the flowers drooped on their stalks in the blazing sun Synonyms & Similar Words sag hang wilt fall flag loll subside slump collapse swag slouch drop crumple sink yield cave (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stiffen distend straighten rise uncurl unbend 2 as in to fade to lose bodily strength or vigor as the afternoon wore on, we started to droop Synonyms & Similar Words sag fade weaken go fail wilt sink wither decay deteriorate languish lag flag emaciate waste (away) rot wear out yield degenerate break down run down Antonyms & Near Antonyms recover recuperate gain rebound rally convalesce
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