droop
verb (used without object)
to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
droopingly
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a word derived from
droop.
Example Sentences
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The man goes droopingly downstairs and feeds the unicorn a lily.
From Time Magazine Archive
But when she came to the place where she always crossed the street she only stood there an instant and then, a little more slowly, a little more droopingly, walked on.
From Lifted Masks; stories by Susan Glaspell
"And we haven't got a gun handy," Phil remarked droopingly.
From The Einstein See-Saw by Miles John Breuer
I made no reply, but leaned my head droopingly upon the pillow; and Dr. Irwin, taking my hand, observed: "She is very weak, and we may expect delirium before morning."
From A Grandmother's Recollections by Ella Rodman Church
For about three-quarters of the way up, the 'plume' of which Clara speaks has one straight trunk, which then bends over droopingly.
From Among the Trees at Elmridge by Ella Rodman Church
