English
Etymology
From Middle English droupen < Old Norse drūpa
Pronunciation
AHD|/drūp/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�p|-u�p
Verb
en-verb
#intransitive To sink or hang downward; to sag.
#:I'm not handsome in the classical sense. The eyes droop, the mouth is crooked, the teeth aren't straight, the voice sounds like a Mafioso pallbearer, but somehow it all works. – William Wordsworth
#intransitive To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.
#intransitive To lose all enthusiasm or happiness.
Translations
Esperanto: pendi
French: tomber
Noun
droop
#something which is limp or sagging; a condition or posture of drooping
#:He walked with a discouraged droop.
Related terms
drooped
drooping
droopy
fr:droop
io:droop
fi:droop
te:droop
vi:droop
zh:droop
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