droop
verb
[ druːp ]
• bend or hang downwards limply.
• "a long black cloak drooped from his shoulders"
Similar:
hang down,
hang,
dangle,
bend,
bow,
stoop,
sag,
sink,
slump,
fall down,
drop,
flop,
wilt,
become limp,
become flaccid,
drape,
Opposite:
be upright,
droop
noun
• an act or instance of drooping; a limp or weary attitude.
• "the exhausted droop of her shoulders"
Similar:
drooping,
sag,
sagging,
sinking,
slump,
slumping,
bend,
bow,
bowing,
stoop,
stooping,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse drúpa ‘hang the head’; related to drip and drop.
