The meaning of DROOP is to hang or incline downward. How to use droop in a sentence.

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 …

/ ˈdruː.pɪŋ / Add to word list bending or hanging down heavily: drooping branches

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 …

Definition of droop verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When something's sagging or hanging limply, it's drooping. It hasn't rained in over a week: it's probably time to water those drooping flowers!

to (cause to) sag, sink, or hang down, such as from exhaustion: [no object] The flowers drooped in the heat. [~ + object] an eagle drooping its wings. to fall into a weakened or dispirited state;

DROOP definition: to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support. See examples of droop used in a sentence.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English droop /druːp/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] to hang or bend down, or to make something do this The plant needs some water – it’s starting to …

DROOP meaning: 1. to bend or hang down heavily: 2. If your spirits (= feelings of happiness) droop, you start to…. Learn more.