Word Image
plural: droops
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: the condition or appearance of drooping
verb: to sink, bend, or hang down; to become depressed or weak
Word Family
drooped
drooping
droopingly
droopy
droopiness
droopily
droopier
droopiest
Sentences
The flowers were drooping in the hot sun.
Her eyelids began to droop as she grew more tired.
His spirits drooped when he didn’t get the job.
The tree branches would droop under the weight of the snow.
The flags that ring the Washington Monument’s base are drooping and listless.
The injuries left him with two different colored eyes and a slight facial droop.
He watched his father’s eyes grow droopier, then close completely.
The officer noted that her eyes looked glossy and droopy.
Heat will make the tree droop and might create a fire hazard.
The droopiness of her hat covered her eyes altogether.
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