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sagging

sagging

1 4.1
Hanging down loosely because it is weak or damaged
  • adjective
  • /ˈsæɡɪŋ/
translation icon : caído
  • She noticed her old couch had sagging cushions, making it uncomfortable to sit on.

Wrinkles, dark spots, skin redness, redness, sagging jawline, dark circles, even those annoying bags and puffiness under your eyes.

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Examples

  • Performs skin tightening and restores loose and sagging skin.

  • Fine lines, forehead wrinkles, dark spots, sagging jaw lines, even those annoying bags and puffiness under your eyes Gone.

  • What about the pants with the sagging crotch?

  • I usually focus it on the areas that are sagging or have discoloration right around my beard.

  • It lifts and tightens the eye area, the jawline, anywhere that you have that sagging, galling look.

  • Now this is good for facial wrinkles, scars on the body, sagging skin, stretch marks, Cellulite and deep facial scars.

  • After years of neglect, the garden's flowers were left with sagging petals.

  • As the balloon slowly deflated, it began to take on a sagging appearance.

Synonyms

droopy
vssagging
13 3.9

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

is more general, focusing on loose hanging rather than the cause
saggy
vssagging
12 3.5

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

focuses instead on hanging from weakness or temporary exhaustion
dangly
vssagging
2 3.9

Something that hangs loosely and can swing or move

describes stationary drooping caused by weakness rather than swingable looseness
drooping
vssagging
3.5

Hanging down because it is weak or not held up

emphasizes loose hanging due to loss of strength rather than bending motion
droppy
vssagging
  • UK
5.3

A thing that hangs down loosely and looks limp

places more weight on tiredness or exhaustion as the usual reason
hangin
vssagging
  • Informal
8.7

Attached so it drops down and is not fixed firmly

is the neutral descriptive term tied to weakness or exhaustion rather than slang

Antonyms

30 4.8

Stretched tight and showing physical or emotional tension

How Saggy

sagging
1 4.1
drooping
3.5
limp
64 2.8
loose
155 1.0

Surface Forms

sagging positive

Morphology

sagging = sag (transparent) = sag + ing

The adjective is the participial form of the verb 'sag' formed by productive '-ing' and directly describes something that is hanging or drooping.

Etymology

The word sagging comes from the old root sag, which meant 'to sink' or 'to droop', so imagine tired shoulders slowly sinking down. That's why sagging describes something weak or loose that is 'hanging down loosely'.