droop
verb (used without object)
to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
were drooping
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past progressiveof droop.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The plants in her beloved garden — herbs, flowers, a peach tree — were drooping a little in the heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
By the time we sidled up to a West End bar, our eyelids were drooping.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2017
The petals of the star magnolia were drooping and turning brown, and no one in the group sought shade that day.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2017
The nursing staffs and the few physicians on emergency service at the hospitals were drooping with fatigue as the Belgian doctors' strike dragged into its third week.
From Time Magazine Archive
The flowers on the mantelpiece were drooping, many of them dead.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
