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drooping

drooping

3.5
Hanging down because it is weak or not held up
  • adjective
  • /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
translation icon : caído
  • If your leaves are drooping, make sure that you give them some water.

I stand in the dark with drooping eyes by the worst suffering and the most restless.

Examples

  • The tired dog lay on the ground with its head drooping low, struggling to keep its eyes open.

  • Because there are a great many women who wonder why their lips become thin and drooping as time goes by.

  • If the blooms are drooping, you can sear the stems in boiling water.

  • After a long day of work, she felt her eyelids drooping as if they were too heavy to hold up.

  • The old tree had long, drooping branches that seemed to touch the ground in a graceful arc.

Synonyms

droopy
vsdrooping
13 3.9

Hanging down in a weak, loose way like eyelids and flowers

is the neutral general term for this downward bending due to weakness
saggy
vsdrooping
12 3.5

Part of a thing that hangs down loosely and is not firm, like a mattress or sweater

refers to bending from bodily weakness rather than material ageing or wear
pendulous
vsdrooping
1 7.7

Hangs down loosely, like branches or flower stems

is the general word for downward bending often from weakness or tiredness
sagging
vsdrooping
1 4.1

Hanging down loosely because it is weak or damaged

focuses on downward bending caused by weakness or lack of support
droppy
vsdrooping
  • UK
5.3

A thing that hangs down loosely and looks limp

describes the same bend but is more informal or playful in tone
weeping
vsdrooping
4.1

Having long branches that hang down like a willow tree

means downward bending from weakness rather than an ornamental graceful shape
nodding
vsdrooping
3.7

A plant part that bends down, like a flower head

is about hanging from weakness rather than a simple tipping motion
cernuous
vsdrooping
  • Specialized
9.9

Bending or hanging down like plant stems and flower heads

is broader and applies to many objects beyond plants
downward-arching
vsdrooping
6.8

Curving down like a bow

specifies bending that comes from lack of support or tiredness rather than mere curve
slumpy
vsdrooping
7.4

Being tired and looking droopy or sad

is about physical hanging or bending from weakness rather than mood
flagging
vsdrooping
5.8

Weak and lacking energy because of tiredness

expresses visible downward bending caused by weakness rather than energy loss alone
stooped
vsdrooping
4.7

A person with a curved back and shoulders that lean forward when standing or walking

focuses on hanging or bending downward rather than a forward posture
stooping
vsdrooping
4.8

A person with a bent back and shoulders who does not stand straight

describes downward hanging from weakness not intentional forward bending

Antonyms

44 2.7

Standing straight up and not leaning

17 4.0

Standing or held straight up without leaning

Compounds

drooping brome
  • Specialized
9.9

An annual grass with soft hairy leaves that bends down

drooping juniper
  • Specialized
8.8

A small evergreen tree with thin hanging branches that grows in western Texas and Mexican mountains

How Droopy

sagging
1 4.1
wilting
1 3.7
drooping
3.5
leaning
4.2

Surface Forms

drooping positive

Morphology

drooping = droop (transparent) = droop + ing

Standard participial/adjectival use of '-ing' from the verb 'droop' with no semantic shift.

Etymology

Drooping comes from an old word meaning 'to drop' and is like the common word drop, so something drooping hangs or bends down as if it might fall.