drooped; drooping; droops
1
: to hang or incline downward
2
: to sink gradually
3
: to become depressed or weakened : languish
: to let droop
Examples of droop in a Sentence
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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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
During a tour on July 2, the milkweeds drooped a bit and showed some yellow.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
Lopsided smiles associated with facial droop can be indicative of medical conditions, such as Bell's palsy or stroke, and require medical attention.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 27 June 2025
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Verb
Signatures of a weevil infestation are drooping fronds and a collapsed or tilting crown that turns brown in an umbrella-like appearance, according to Mark Hoddle, a biological control specialist and principal investigator at the UC Riverside Department of Entomology.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
During a tour on July 2, the milkweeds drooped a bit and showed some yellow.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2025
Noun
Smaller blooms are easily held up even on long stems, but large and giant types of dahlias reaching eight to 10 inches in diameter get heavy and droop, especially after a rain.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
Lopsided smiles associated with facial droop can be indicative of medical conditions, such as Bell's palsy or stroke, and require medical attention.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 27 June 2025
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“Droop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droop. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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droop
1 of 2 verb1
: to sink, bend, or hang down
2
: to become depressed or weak
droopy
adjective
ˈdrü-pē
droop
2 of 2 noun
: the condition or appearance of drooping
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