droop
Other forms: drooping; drooped; droops
To droop is to limply or loosely hang downward. Have you ever seen the long, floppy ears of a basset hound hanging down? Those ears are drooping.
When things droop, they're loose and hanging down. On a day without wind, a flag will droop. If you are sad or embarrassed, your head might droop a little. Evidently, drooping your head when you’re feeling down is something people have been doing for a long time. Droop is also related to the words drop and drip.
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Vocabulary lists containing droop
From waterfalls to Jenga towers to cartoon coyotes, this list has words for everything that drops, droops, or topples. For more synonym lists, explore our Say What You Mean resources.
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