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 heat. 3. To sag in …

/ 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 man with a …

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!

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.

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

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;

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.

Factsheet What does the adjective drooping mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective drooping. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.