droop

droop

D0395900 (dro͞op)v. drooped, droop·ing, droops v.intr.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 dejection or exhaustion: drooped from lack of sleep.v.tr. To let bend or hang down: "He drooped his body over the rail" (Norman Mailer).n. The act or condition of drooping.

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[Middle English droupen, from Old Norse drūpa; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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droop′i·ly, droop′ing·ly adv.droop′y adj.

droop

(druːp) vb1. to sag or allow to sag, as from weakness or exhaustion; hang down; sink2. (intr) to be overcome by weariness; languish; flag3. (intr) to lose courage; become dejectednthe act or state of drooping[C13: from Old Norse drūpa; see drop] ˈdrooping adj ˈdroopingly adv

droop

(drup)

v.i. 1. to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from exhaustion or lack of support. 2. to fall into a weakened or disspirited state; flag; fade. 3. to descend; sink. v.t. 4. to let sink or drop: an eagle drooping its wings. n. 5. a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from exhaustion. [1300–50; Middle English drupen,drowpen < Old Norse drūpa; akin to drop] droop′ing•ly, adv.

droop

Past participle: drooped
Gerund: drooping

Imperative
droop
droop

Present
I droop
you droop
he/she/it droops
we droop
you droop
they droop

Preterite
I drooped
you drooped
he/she/it drooped
we drooped
you drooped
they drooped

Present Continuous
I am drooping
you are drooping
he/she/it is drooping
we are drooping
you are drooping
they are drooping

Present Perfect
I have drooped
you have drooped
he/she/it has drooped
we have drooped
you have drooped
they have drooped

Past Continuous
I was drooping
you were drooping
he/she/it was drooping
we were drooping
you were drooping
they were drooping

Past Perfect
I had drooped
you had drooped
he/she/it had drooped
we had drooped
you had drooped
they had drooped

Future
I will droop
you will droop
he/she/it will droop
we will droop
you will droop
they will droop

Future Perfect
I will have drooped
you will have drooped
he/she/it will have drooped
we will have drooped
you will have drooped
they will have drooped

Future Continuous
I will be drooping
you will be drooping
he/she/it will be drooping
we will be drooping
you will be drooping
they will be drooping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been drooping
you have been drooping
he/she/it has been drooping
we have been drooping
you have been drooping
they have been drooping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been drooping
you will have been drooping
he/she/it will have been drooping
we will have been drooping
you will have been drooping
they will have been drooping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been drooping
you had been drooping
he/she/it had been drooping
we had been drooping
you had been drooping
they had been drooping

Conditional
I would droop
you would droop
he/she/it would droop
we would droop
you would droop
they would droop

Past Conditional
I would have drooped
you would have drooped
he/she/it would have drooped
we would have drooped
you would have drooped
they would have drooped

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	droop - a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"sagimprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
Verb	1.	droop - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautnesssag, swag, flagdrop down, sink, drop - fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"slouch, slump - assume a drooping posture or carriagebag - hang loosely, like an empty bag
	2.	droop - hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled"lolldangle, swing, drop - hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
	3.	droop - become limp; "The flowers wilted" wiltdecay, dilapidate, crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"

droop

verb1. sag, drop, hang (down), sink, bend, dangle, fall down a young man with a drooping moustache2. flag, decline, fade, slump, diminish, wither, wilt, languish Support for him is beginning to droop amongst voters.

droop

verb1. To hang limply, loosely, and carelessly:flop, loll, lop, sag, slouch, wilt.2. To become limp, as from loss of freshness:flag, sag, wilt.

Translations

下垂枯萎

droop

(druːp) verb1. to (cause to) hang down. The willows drooped over the pond. 下垂，使下垂 下垂2. (of a plant) to flop from lack of water. a vase of drooping flowers. 枯萎 枯萎