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drooping

  • present participle of droop.
  • a word derived from droop.

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Symmetry - AI often fails to recreate the quirks that make us human - a slightly drooping eyelid or a lop-sided smile.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Those figures are a remarkable contrast to the drooping ratings for CBS’s other mainstay news programs in the morning External link and evening External link.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

In response, the company introduced a wind-assist kit—a pair of cables, clips and sandbags that can keep the fabric from drooping.

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 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

She sat by the nightstand, her hat still on her head, its feather drooping, and her black Bible in her lap.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia