droop
verb (used without object)
to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
have been drooping
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present perfect progressiveof droop.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Had it been otherwise, the head would have been drooping?
From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid
They would have been drooping by the time we got them down to the town, and they'd only last about an hour in people's buttonholes.
From The School by the Sea by Angela Brazil
