droop
verb (used without object)
to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
drooping
Example Sentences
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Mature trees that take decades to establish are drooping, and some have leaves turning brown in August in a stress reaction to excessive heat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The shot of the battered Big Baby, one eyelid drooping, sitting on a swing gazing at the full moon, is far more chilling than anything in the “M3GAN” movies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Another possibility is that people will use their refund money to build rainy-day funds, at a time when savings rates are drooping.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
And there are plenty of hybrid creatures, apocalyptic nightmares, strange juxtapositions and drooping abnormalities of the melting-watch variety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
In his wake came another man, a tall, stooped figure with a dark cloak folded about him like drooping wings.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
