drooping

Definition of Drooping in English :

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Adjective

1. drooping, flagging

weak from exhaustion

flagging

2. drooping, droopy, sagging

hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)

3. cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping

having branches or flower heads that bend downward

Example Sentences:
'nodding daffodils'
'the pendulous branches of a weeping willow'
'lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Drooping

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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

Drooping

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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

Drooping

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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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