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Drooping

/ˈdɹuːpɪŋ/

To hang downward; to sag.

📖 Definitions of "Drooping"

verb
  1. 1

    To hang downward; to sag.

  2. 2

    To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.

  3. 3

    To lose all energy, enthusiasm or happiness; to flag.

  4. 4

    To allow to droop or sink.

noun
  1. 1

    An instance of something drooping.

adjective
  1. 1

    That droops or droop.

    "drooping flowers"

🔄 Synonyms of "Drooping"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
tiredIn need of some rest or sleep.
pendulousHanging from, or as if from, a support.
flaggingnounBecoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength; dwindling.
droopyTending to droop; sagging; wilting.
saggingnounA manner of wearing pants or shorts below the waist, revealing some or all of the underwear.
noddingnounThe act by which one nods.
unerectNot erect.
cernuous(botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping.
laxnounLenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Drooping"

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WordDefinition
droopyTending to droop; sagging; wilting.
saggingnounA manner of wearing pants or shorts below the waist, revealing some or all of the underwear.
tiredIn need of some rest or sleep.
flaggingnounBecoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength; dwindling.
noddingnounThe act by which one nods.
pendulousHanging from, or as if from, a support.
unerectNot erect.
cernuous(botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping.
laxnounLenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
ptosisnoun(medicine) The prolapse of a bodily organ, especially drooping of the eyelid or the breasts.
slouchnounA hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance
dodderingmentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile
swayingverbThe motion of something that sways.
limpingnounThe motion of one who limps.
loomnounA frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
cloudingnounA cloudy appearance.
gloomingverbTwilight of morning or evening; the gloaming.
oozingverb(countable, uncountable) Something that oozes; a seepage.
wimplingA rippling or meandering.
witherlingnounOne who or that which is withered or decrepit.

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