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   droop

   /druːp/

   verb

   • 1. bend or hang downwards limply: "a long black cloak drooped from his shoulders" Similar hang downhangdanglebendbowstoopsagsinkslumpfall downdropflopwiltbecome limpbecome flacciddrapeOpposite be upright
   • ▪ sag down from or as if from weariness or dejection: "his eyelids drooped and he became drowsy" Similar closeshutfallbe despondentlose heartgive up hopebecome dispiritedbecome dejecteddespondflagfadelanguishfalterweakenwiltgo into a declinewaste awayOpposite opencheer
   • ▪ cause to bend or hang downwards: "James hid his face in his hands and drooped his head"

   noun

   • 1. an act or instance of drooping; a limp or weary attitude: "the exhausted droop of her shoulders"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse drúpa ‘hang the head’; related to drip and drop.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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