droops
- present tense form of droop (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The split between the two companies points to a so-called K-shaped economy —named that way because the upper arm rises while the lower arm droops.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
“He speaks as fluently as ever, but his lower lip droops on one side. The ulnar nerve in his left hand was badly damaged.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
In the photo, she’s thinner, and her face droops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
An unframed and unfurled painting by Sheila Crider, hung so that each end droops, offers the show’s exemplary title: “Shape Shifter.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
His lip droops a little, and I realize that even though I hear his voice, words aren’t coming out of his mouth.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
